The PAIN Exhibit "is an educational, visual arts exhibit from artists with
chronic pain
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with their art expressing some facet of the pain experience. The mission of the PAIN Exhibit is "to educate healthcare providers and the public about chronic pain through art, and to give voice to the many who suffer in silence".
The
undertreatment of pain is a
public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the de ...
issue
with an estimated 75 million
Americans
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suffering from chronic nonmalignant pain.
The PAIN Exhibit was started in 2001 by Mark Collen, and the PainExhibit.com website was created by James Gregory. The site was launched and is available in both English and Spanish languages. PainExhibit.com currently contains 92 art images which are divided amongst nine themes.
Since its inception in 2001, Mark Collen has worked to further the mission of the PAIN Exhibit by writing articles for pain publications,
as well as producing the patient brochure, “So You’ve Got Chronic Pain…What’s Next?” which was edited by Steven Feinberg, M
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Press
Since 2003, the PAIN Exhibit has been included in over two dozen publications, including the ''
Sacramento News and Review
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'',
[McCormack, John. "Everybody Hurts". Sacramento News and Review July 29, 2004.] the ''
Sacramento Bee
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'',
[McManis, Sam. "Sacramentan paints a picture of chronic pain". Sacramento Bee May 7, 2008.] the ''
Buenos Aires Herald
The ''Buenos Aires Herald'' is an English language daily online newspaper. Originally published as a daily newspaper in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 1876 to 2017, its slogans were ''A World of Information in a Few Words'' and ''Unbiased press, a ...
'',
[Green, Juliana. "The art of dealing with chronic pain". Buenos Aires Herald May 20, 2004.] and the ''
New York Times
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''.
PAIN Exhibit art images have donned 19 covers on pain journals. It has been featured on the cover of the ''Pain Practitioner'',
''Arts and Learning Research Journal'',
and ''
PAIN
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''.
PAIN Exhibit art also appeared regularly on the cover of the ''
Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy'' between 2005 and 2008.
Other articles covering the PAIN Exhibit include the Brazilian publication
''IstoE’'' and an Italian publicatio
''Panorama''.
References
External links
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