National Fibromyalgia Association

National Fibromyalgia Association
National Fibromyalgia Association
NFA logo
Founder(s) Lynne Matallana
Karen Lee Richards
Type 501(c)3
Founded 1997
Location Orange, California
Key people Founder:
Lynne Matallana
Board of directors:
Nancy Derby
Mark Dobrilovic
John Fry, PhD
Richard Matallana
Michael Seffinger, DO, FAAFP
Herb Smith
N. Charle Morcos, MD, PhD
L. Scott Stoney, MD
Area served International
Focus Patient education
Medical education programs
Supporting research
Mission To develop and execute programs dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with fibromyalgia.
Method Assistance to support groups
Fibromyalgia AWARE Magazine
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Leaders Against Pain Coalition
Legislative lobbying
Ongoing media presence
Motto To help empower patients
Website www.FMAware.org

National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) is a United States nonprofit organization founded to support persons with fibromyalgia (FM) and other chronic pain illnesses.

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Mission

The National Fibromyalgia Association's mission is to help people affected by FM by organizing awareness events, media coverage, support and training for support group leaders across the United States. The NFA produces informational materials, hosts patient and health care provider web sites, and publishes the magazine Fibromyalgia AWARE.[1]

Development

First known as the National Fibromyalgia Awareness Campaign,[2] the NFA was founded as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 1997 in Orange, California, by Lynne Matallana[3][4][5] and Karen Lee Richards.[6] Since then, the NFA has developed the educational website FMaware.org[7][8] in 2002,[9] founded the international magazine quarterly Fibromyalgia AWARE as the only consumer magazine on fibromyalgia published in the United States,[10] and advocated the development of continuing medical educational programs.

Through 2006, the NFA hosted six international conferences, featuring authorities on fibromyalgia who presented their research and expertise to attendees, including patients and health care professionals. More than 1,000 people attended the 2006 FAME (Fibromyalgia Awareness Means Everything) conference.[11]

The NFA partnered with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Institute of John Hopkins Nursing in 2007, to form “The Fibromyalgia Circle of Care”, a collaboration that hold three annual initiatives[12] that work to assist healthcare providers in diagnosing fibromyalgia, [12] raising awareness of the condition,[13] and taking care of patients diagnosed with the illness.

The NFA has been covered by various media sources, including National Public Radio,[14] Newsweek,[15] The Gazette,[16] and United Press International.[17]

Founders

Co-founders Matallana and Richards have both been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. They first met in 1997 through discussions in online fibromyalgia chat groups, and shared similar concerns over incorrect diagnoses as well as a lack of available information and patient support.[6] Matallana had first experienced symptoms of pain and fatigue in 1993, and by 1997 had visited 37 doctors before being diagnosed with fibromyalgia.[18][19] Richards said that she had become ill in 1989, but did not receive a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia until 1996.[20] After the two met, they organized gatherings with other fibromyalgia patients who wanted to increase public awareness of the issue, initiating the National Fibromyalgia Awareness Campaign,[21][22] which developed over the following five years to become the NFA.[11] Matallana is past president of the NFA, having served through 2011 and is publisher and Editor-in-chief of Fibromyalgia AWARE magazine.[23] Richards served as NFA's vice president from 1997 through 2006, and as executive editor of Fibromyalgia AWARE for four years after the magazine's 2002 launch.[20]

References

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  2. ^ "Fibromyalgia sufferers learn to manage pain". Washington Times. January 6, 2002. 
  3. ^ Belkin, Lisa (November 7, 2004). "LIFE'S WORK; Pain as a Constant, Invisible Companion". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E5D9153CF934A35752C1A9629C8B63. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
  4. ^ Twedt, Steve (July 13, 2008). "Fibromyalgia patients fight insurers over medication coverage". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08195/896544-28.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
  5. ^ "Checkup:Fibromyalgia". Wall Street Journal. July 7, 2004. 
  6. ^ a b "Living with Fibromyalgia, Drugs Approved to Manage Pain". Food and Drug Administration. July 17, 2008. http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm107802.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
  7. ^ Allen, Jane E. (July 8, 2002). "Media Mix". Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/133673311.html?dids=133673311:133673311&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+08%2C+2002&author=Jane+E.+Allen&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Media+Mix&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  8. ^ Comcowich, William (January 24, 2008). "CyberAlert Awards Annual PR Grants to 29 Non-Profit Organizations: 2008". cyberalert.com. Cyber Alert. http://www.cyberalert.com/prgrants.html. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  9. ^ Internet Archive/Amazon. "Searched for http://www.fmaware.org". The Way Back Machine. http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.fmaware.org. Retrieved July 19, 2009. 
  10. ^ "Symptom improvements with Parkinson drug found in fibromyalgia trial". Immunotherapy Weekly. November 17, 2004. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5071269_ITM. Retrieved July 19, 2009. 
  11. ^ a b "NFA History". National Fibromyalgia Association. http://www.fmaware.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_nfa#history. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
  12. ^ a b "‘Circle of Care’ Collaborative Aims to Reduce Barriers To Recognition and Treatment of Fibromyalgia". Business Wire. December 5, 2007. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/'Circle+of+Care'+Collaborative+Aims+to+Reduce+Barriers+To+Recognition...-a0172087482. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
  13. ^ "Swiss Medica is Title Sponsor of the National Fibromyalgia Association- Fibromyalgia Patient and Education Conferences". Business Wire. March 15, 2006. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Johns+Hopkins+and+National+Fibromyalgia+Association+Launch...-a0187747974. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
  14. ^ Smiley, Tavis (December 24, 2002). "Interview: Karen Lee Richards discusses ways to deal with holiday stress". National Public Radio. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NR&d_origin=transcripts&z=NR&p_theme=nr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F82242353ABC0F5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  15. ^ Underwood, Anne (May 19, 2003). "Fibromyalgia: Not All in Your Head: Thanks to brain-scan technology, this 'imaginary' ailment of 6 million people is proving to be very real". Newsweek. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23269321_ITM. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  16. ^ Karr, Andy (June 3, 2003). "Painful reality". The Gazette. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CR&z=CRGB&p_theme=cr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FB73CE0746B7903&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  17. ^ "Some pain is real but in your brain". United Press International. October 28, 2002. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-93417196.html. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  18. ^ Mitchell, Steve (July 5, 2002). "Fibromyalgia may be on the increase". United Press International. http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2002/07/05/Fibromyalgia-may-be-on-the-increase/UPI-21871025885350/. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
  19. ^ Berensen, Alex (January 14, 2008). "Drug Approved. Is Disease Real?". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/14/health/14pain.html?_r=1&ref=us. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
  20. ^ a b "Karen Lee Richards bio". healthcentral.com. http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5949/profile. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
  21. ^ Guthrie, Patricia (September 18, 1997). "A long bike ride for the many who can't". Albuquerque Tribune. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-323520_ITM. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
  22. ^ "Questions and Answers About Fibromyalgia". National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. December 1, 1999. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-529525_ITM. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
  23. ^ "Q & A with Lynne Matallana, Founder of the National Fibromyalgia Association". Pro Health. November 15, 2004. http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?id=6077&t=CFIDS_FM. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 

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