September 2007 is Pain Awareness Month

In 2007 the State Pain Initiatives are once again taking leadership roles in activities for Pain Awareness Month. Read below to discover the numerous events and activities that they are participating in or coordinating.

Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative:

An advocacy campaign urging individuals to support the 2007 National Pain Care Policy Act (HR 2994), including a letter that they can send to support the bill.
The 16th Pain Resource Nurse Training Course September 5-7, 2007 at City of Hope, Duarte CA

Colorado Pain Consortium:

Delaware Pain Initiative:

A Governor’s proclamation declaring September Pain Awareness Month
Physician Education dinner meeting on September 6th on Pain Management
Distributing silicone bracelets to healthcare providers that say “Let’s Talk Pain!”
A broadcast and print media public awareness campaign on pain and pain management

Florida Pain Initiative:

Idaho Pain Coalition:

A Governor’s proclamation declaring September Pain Awareness Month
A broadcast and print media public awareness campaign on pain and pain management

Maine Pain Initiative:

Massachusetts Pain Initiative:

The Diocesan Health Facilities and St. Anne’s Hospital second annual Pain Awareness Symposium on September 26th
MetroWest Medical Center’s "Pain Fair" days on September 14th and 24th

Missouri Pain Initiative:

A Governor’s proclamation declaring September Pain Awareness Month
A letter to the editor campaign and Op-Ed submissions on pain and pain management
Broadcasting public service announcements on pain
Power Over Pain community education programs

Nebraska Pain Initiative:

New Hampshire Pain Initiative:

Releasing a new brochure for consumers to help them learn to advocate for good pain management
Offering consulting to long term care facilities on challenging pain management cases.

North Carolina Pain Initiative:

The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care Pain Congress in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 27th and 28th
Seeking Relief From Pain: Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Pain Management on September 29th at the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill, NC (click here to register via email)

South Carolina Pain Initiative:

Forum on State Pain Policy, September 12th, Columbia, SC
A Governor’s proclamation declaring September Pain Awareness Month
The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care Pain Congress in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 27th and 28th
Press Release and Fact Sheet on the SC Public Awareness Survey on Pain

Texas Pain Initiative:

A Stakeholders’ Meeting in early September building off of the work of the 2006 Texas Pain Summit
Releasing The Politics of Pain: Balancing Vigilance and Compassion: Report of the Texas Pain Summit
Town hall meetings in Dallas and Ft. Worth

Virginia Pain Initiative:

Washington-Alaska Pain Initiative:

Rally around Pain, a pain education and advocacy day at the end of September
A Governor’s proclamation declaring September Pain Awareness Month
A broadcast and print media public awareness campaign on pain and pain management, including a billboard