{"id":14856,"date":"2023-01-01T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/?p=14856"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:17:16","slug":"fibromyalgia-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/fibromyalgia-awareness-week","title":{"rendered":"Fibromyalgia Awareness Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough preset--module--divi-column--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>Fibromyalgia Awareness Week<\/em><\/strong> is held every year from the <strong><em>first Sunday of September to the second Sunday<\/em><\/strong>, and has been recognized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/health-canada\/services\/calendar-health-promotion-days.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">During the week, we recognize fibromyalgia and all who experience this illness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>Fibromyalgia Awareness Week<\/em><\/strong> is an important time to educate and raise awareness about this chronic condition. It aims to shed light on the challenges faced by Canadians who suffer from fibromyalgia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Throughout <strong><em>Fibromyalgia Awareness Week<\/em><\/strong> FAC may have live speakers and some recorded presentations. The complete schedule will be provided in a future email to FAC members and advertised on the FAC website and Social Media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Stay tuned for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fibrocanada2021\" target=\"_blank\">FibroCanada2021<\/a><br \/>Twitter:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fibrocanada\" target=\"_blank\">@fibrocanada<\/a><br \/>Instagram:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fibrocanadafac\/\" target=\"_blank\">FibroCanadaFAC<\/a><br \/>Pinterest:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.ca\/FibromyalgiaAssociationCanada\/\" target=\"_blank\">@FibromyalgiaAssociationCanada<\/a><br \/>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/74706067\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fibromyalgia Association Canada (FAC)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_24_24_tabletWide et_flex_column_24_24_widescreen et_flex_column_24_24_ultraWide preset--module--divi-column--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blog_0 et_pb_blog et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_posts et_pb_module et_blog_grid_equal_height preset--module--divi-blog--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_ajax_pagination_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_posts et_grid_module\"><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_23717 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_0 post-23717 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awareness-week pmpro-has-access\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/2025-awareness-week\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-2026-04-07T091139.655.png\" width=\"675\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Awareness Week 2025 with Hands holding a purple fibromyalgia awareness ribbon.\" class=\"\" \/><span data-icon=\"5\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/2025-awareness-week\">2025 Awareness Week<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Awareness Week isn\u2019t for those with fibromyalgia, it\u2019s for those who don\u2019t have fibromyalgia, to help them understand what life is like for those of us who do have fibromyalgia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_14872 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_1 post-14872 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awareness-week pmpro-has-access\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/fm-week-2024\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Awareness-Week-2024.png\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" alt=\"Fibromyalgia Awareness Week (Sep 1-8, 2024)\" class=\"\" \/><span data-icon=\"5\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/fm-week-2024\">Fibromyalgia Awareness Week (Sep 1-8, 2024)<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>This year&#8217;s Fibromyalgia Awareness Week is from September 1-8, 2024 , and, again this year, has been recognized by Health Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_9066 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_2 post-9066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awareness-week tag-awareness-week pmpro-has-access\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/awareness-week-2023\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fm-week-2023.png\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" alt=\"Fibromyalgia Awareness Week (Sep 5-12, 2023)\" class=\"\" \/><span data-icon=\"5\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/awareness-week-2023\">WATCH THE REPLAYS of Fibromyalgia Awareness Week (Sep 5-12, 2023)<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Watch the Replays of Fibromyalgia Awareness Week , September 5-12, 2023,. Fibromyalgia Awareness Week is an important time to educate and raise awareness about this chronic condition. It aims to shed light on the challenges faced by Canadians who suffer from fibromyalgia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_5951 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_3 post-5951 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awareness-week pmpro-has-access\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/fm-week-2022\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fm-week-2022.png\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" alt=\"Fibromyalgia Awareness Week (Sep 4-11, 2022)\" class=\"\" \/><span data-icon=\"5\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/fm-week-2022\">Fibromyalgia Awareness Week (Sep 4-11, 2022)<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\"><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Replay of Fibromyalgia Awareness Week 2022 highlighted the realities of living with fibromyalgia and the urgent need for greater recognition, research, and support. Through events, personal stories, and education, the week brought attention to the challenges faced by those of us affected by fibromyalgia and encouraged understanding across the fibromyalgia community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fibromyalgia Awareness Week, recognized by Health Canada, runs from the first to the second Sunday of September and highlights the experiences of those living with this chronic condition. FAC marks the week with educational events, speaker sessions, and awareness activities to foster understanding and support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awareness","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}