Spotlight on Shingles: Know what you can do is a disease education program sponsored by the American Pain Foundation (APF), with support from Merck & Co., Inc.

The American Pain Foundation (APF) is an independent nonprofit organization serving people with pain through information, advocacy and support. The mission of the APF is to improve the quality of life of people with pain by raising public awareness, providing practical information, promoting research, and advocating to remove barriers and increase access to effective pain management. www.painfoundation.org

Additional partners for the campaign include:

The American Medical Women’s Association is an organization of 10,000 women physicians and medical students dedicated to serving as the unique voice for women’s health and the advancement of women in medicine. www.amwa-doc.org

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) is an international women’s organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service. www.gfwc.org

Men’s Health Network (MHN) is a nonprofit educational organization composed of physicians, researchers, public health workers, individuals and other health professionals. MHN was founded in 1992 by a group of men’s activists and writers interested in improving the health and well being of men, boys and families.www.menshealthnetwork.org

National Council on Aging (NCOA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and independence of older people and increasing their continuing contributions to communities, societies and future generations. www.ncoa.org

The Older Women’s League (OWL) strives to improve the status and quality of life for midlife and older women. OWL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that accomplishes its work through research, education, and advocacy activities conducted through a chapter network.www.owl-national.org

The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education, and advocacy. The Society encourages the study of sex differences between women and men that affect the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. www.womenshealthresearch.org

The Alliance for Aging Research is a private, not-for-profit citizen advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health and independence of Americans as they age. The Alliance is dedicated to supporting and accelerating the pace of medical discoveries to vastly improve the universal human experience of aging and health. www.agingresearch.org.

The Assisted Living Federation of America is a national association exclusively dedicated to professionally-operated assisted living communities for seniors. ALFA works to influence public policy by advocating for informed choice, quality care, and accessibility for all Americans seeking assistance with long-term care. www.alfa.org.

The National Rural Health Association is a national nonprofit membership organization with more than 10,000 members that provides leadership on rural health issues. The association’s mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of rural Americans and to provide leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education, research, and leadership. www.nrharural.org.