WHY GET INVOLVED? What Can You Do? Barriers to Pain Management Key Messages About Pain Getting Started: Your "In the Face of Pain" Advocacy Action Plan TAKE ACTION: BUILD YOUR ADVOCACY PLAN Legislative & Regulatory Advocacy Media Relations Community Outreach Professional Organizations Research Access to Optimal & Affordable Care RESOURCES & MATERIALS Pain as a Public Health Issue Condition-Specific Pain Topics Population-Specific Pain Topics INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE ADVOCACY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA ADVOCACY VOICES The advice I would offer to anyone dealing with Chronic Pain, don't ever give up hope, educate yourself...

provides you with a series of tools to advocate for people in pain. You can learn the basics of how to share messages about the rights of people in pain through your community, your local media outlets, your elected officials and your professional organizations. You also have access to current data and statistics about condition or population-specific pain that can be used to support your advocacy efforts. Lastly, you have the capability to build a personalized advocacy plan, tailored to your specific interests. How to Advocate Through:  Legislative Bodies  The Media  Community Organizations  Professional Organizations  Research  Access to Optimal and Affordable Care Other Helpful Resources  Build Your Own Advocacy Plan  Research Data, Statistics and Resources  Pain Management News

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