| The American Pain Foundation (APF) and divisions of
the American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives (AACPI), with the support
of the American Cancer Society and the American Society of Pain Management
Nursing (ASPMN), have joined together to implement a grassroots effort
called the Power Over Pain Campaign.
ABOUT POP
The Power
Over Pain Campaign is designed to provide Pain Initiatives and other
interested groups with tools to implement action-oriented public awareness
campaigns on the state or community level. The goals of Power Over Pain are to:
- Make effective pain management a health care
priority at the state and local levels
- Provide the public with practical information
about pain and its management
- Empower patients and families to demand effective
pain control
- Encourage health care professionals to become
better informed about pain and its management
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