A Brief History

The Mayday Pain Project was created in 1994 by an educator with a background in rural health issues and a pharmacist with critical care nursing experience. Initial funding was provide through a grant from the Mayday Fund of New York. The Pain Project's initial goal was to improve pain assesment and care of patients in Michigan's rural, isolated Upper Peninsula. That goal still drives us today, but has now expanded to a national and international scope.

The original version of the web site was created with the invaluable technical assistance of Dennis Staffne, a university professor specilzing in art and design. The present version of the web site has been created with the assistance of BrownBoots Interactive.

A major difference between our site and the hundreds of other health care sites on the Web is that we present well researched resources in a professional manner for educational purposes only. We do not promote any treatment nor do we sell any products. We do not accept or receive financial support from pharmaceutical companies or any other commercial enterprises.

It is our intent to provide you with a respite from the confusion that abounds on the Web and offer you a place where you can trust that the information being presented is for your benefit and you determine if it is useful to you or not.

We are accountable to you. If we are not presenting information that you find useful then you can tell us and we will respond. You can contact us directly at maydaypain@aol.com. We do not collect your personal information and we do not share information with third parties.

We encourage you to seek out as much information about pain care as you can and then make an informed choice on how to deal with your condition or that of a loved one or patient.

There are solutions; sometimes you just need help finding one.

Tim J. Havican
Executive Director
Mayday Pain Project
     maydaypain@aol.com