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Let's Talk Pain is a coalition of organizations, including leading advocacy groups, focused on increasing awareness and improving understanding of pain management.

The Let's Talk Pain coalition is the first coalition of its kind to bring together organizations representing a diverse array of perspectives by those affected by pain: patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. this group includes - but is not limited to - physicians, nurses, social workers and therapists. by working together, the members of the coalition aim to foster better communication between individuals living with pain and their healthcare professionals.

The Let's Talk Pain coalition web site content is developed collaboratively by representatives from its member organizations. founding members are the The American Pain Foundation, Aamerican Academy of Pain Management, and American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Pricara®, Division of Ortho-Mcneil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is the sponsor of the Coalition.

As geriatric care managers and daily money managers our company's mission is to provide peace of mind for seniors and their families. Life Management Resources helps coordinate outpatient appointments and therapy, facilitate home care services, access community resources, research assisted living facilities and liaison with caregivers and other professionals such as accountants, attorneys, investment advisers, insurance agents and representatives, medical service providers, and social service organizations. In addition, Life Management Resources assists with the day-to-day administrative financial and information management needs of Seniors thereby enabling them to remain independent and safe. We believe in and advocate for open communication between ourselves, our clients and their caregivers.

LightBridge Healthcare Research provides educational materials for family and home caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), LightBridge translates the most current and best scientific research into easy to understand practices that improve the quality of life for persons with Alzheimer's disease. The LightBridge team of leading academic researchers and clinical practitioners bring together the latest knowledge and skills in accessible formats including CD-ROMs and a content-rich website. The CD-ROMS offer self-paced learning, practical "how-to" solutions for challenging behaviors, and personal stories. LightBridge is proud of its alliance with the Alzheimer's Association and contributes 15% of sales to help it achieve its important mission.

Lotsa Helping Hands provides a free-of-charge caregiving coordination web service, allowing family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues - a patient and family's community circles - to more easily assist with the daily meals, rides, shopping, babysitting, and errands that become a burden during times of medical crisis or primary caregiver exhaustion.

Now, when someone asks a patient or family "What can I do to help", their email address can be added to the private community database that was created by one of the community's coordinators (typically a close friend and/or family caregiver) and the new member can sign in and immediately see the various tasks that require volunteer assistance.

Whether it's a meal for the next four weeks, or rides to medical appointments, the member can instantly sign-up by clicking on the task.

Confirmation emails are automatically sent to the family and coordinators, as well as email reminders one week and one day prior to a commitment.

There is no redundancy of effort, no forgotten commitments, and no constant embarrassment for the family in asking for help.

www.lotsahelpinghands.com

Meatless Monday is a national public health campaign associated with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and supported by 28 other leading schools of public health.  A not-for-profit service organization, Meatless Monday advocates a sensible approach to healthy eating, encouraging Americans to adopt a more "flexitarian" diet that's rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and low in saturated fat.

The goal of the campaign – consistent with recommendations by the US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Health and Human Services and American Heart Association  –  is to help Americans reduce their saturated fat intake by 15%. Going meatless just one day a week can greatly reduce your risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and cancer – four of the leading causes of death for Americans today.

Visit MeatlessMonday.com or Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for more information.

Established in 1996, The National Alliance for Caregiving is a nonprofit coalition of national organizations focusing on issues of family caregiving. Alliance members include grassroots organizations, professional associations, service organizations, disease-specific organizations, a government agency, and corporations.

The Alliance was created to conduct research, do policy analysis, develop national programs, and increase public awareness of family caregiving issues. Recognizing that family caregivers provide important societal and financial contributions toward maintaining the well-being of those they care for, the Alliance's mission is to be the objective national resource on family caregiving with the goal of improving the quality of life for families and care recipients.

www.caregiving.org