National Arthritis Action Plan : A Public Health Strategy

By Brady, Teresa J., Ph. D.

Book Id: WPLBN0000073393
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	National Arthritis Action Plan : A Public Health Strategy
Author:	Brady, Teresa J., Ph. D.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections:	Medical Library Collection
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago Brady, Ph. D, T. J. (n.d.). National Arthritis Action Plan : A Public Health Strategy. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Excerpt
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: The National Arthritis Action Plan: A Public Health Strategy became a reality because of the devoted attention of key individuals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Arthritis Foundation. We thank them for their invaluable contributions and for helping to move the nation forward to prevent arthritis whenever possible and to improve the quality of life for those affected by this important public health problem.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i v P R E FA C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 I. BA C K G R O U N D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A. Definition of Arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B. The Arthritis Burden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 C. The Public Health Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 D. Development of a National Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 II. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 A. Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 B. Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 C. Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 D. Action Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 III. SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND PREVENTION RESEARCH . . 1 9 A. Guiding Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 B. Surveillance Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 C. Epidemiology Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 D. Prevention Research Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 E. Research Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 I V. COMMUNICATION AND EDUCAT I O N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 A. Guiding Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 B. Communication Strategies for the Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 C. Communication Strategies for People with Arthritis and their Families . . . . . . 3 2 D. Communication Strategies for Health Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 E. Research Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 V. PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 A. Guiding Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 B. Program Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 C. Policy Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 D. System Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 E. Research Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 VI. IMPLEMENTAT I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 A. General Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 B. Priority Strategies for Early Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 C. Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 9 Appendix A: Working Group Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 Appendix B: State Health Department Reviewers . . . . . . . . . . . .