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The Florida Arthritis Prevention and Education Program began through a four-year cooperative agreement with the
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in September 1999. The current cooperative agreement with the CDC
started in July 2008 and will end in June 2012. Under this cooperative agreement, the Arthritis Prevention and
Education Program:
- Promotes the expansion of evidence-based self-management and physical activity programs recommended by the CDC into delivery systems. These programs are recommended
for people with arthritis and other chronic health conditions.
- Develops partnerships to expand and sustain the CDC-recommended self-management and physical activity programs
regionally and statewide.
- Helps community partners develop delivery systems for the CDC-recommended self-management and physical activity
programs by providing support for trainings, licenses, and start-up equipment needs.
- Provides technical assistance to state and community organizations that offer the CDC-recommended self-
management and physical activity programs.
- Maintains a statewide data collection system for the CDC-recommended self-management and physical activity
programs.
- Conducts an arthritis health communications campaign. For more information on the campaign, visit the
Health Communications Campaign website.
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Evidence-based programs refer to programs that have been shown to improve the quality of life of people with chronic health conditions.
The evidence supporting these programs is based on scientific research that has been peer reviewed. Evidence-based programs have:
- A specific population.
- Specific, measureable goals.
- A stated reasoning and proven benefits.
- A well-defined program structure and timeframe.
- Specific facility and equipment needs.
- Specific staffing needs and skills (can include community volunteers).
- A built in program evaluation to measure program quality and health outcomes.
The self-management and physical activity programs promoted by the Arthritis Prevention and Education Program are evidence-based for individuals
age 18 years of age or older.
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A network of community organizations working together to expand and sustain evidence-based self-management and physical activity programs.
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Research shows that people with arthritis and other chronic health conditions who participate in the CDC-recommended, evidence-based self-management and
physical activity programs can result in:
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Increased confidence in ability to manage chronic health condition
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Increased healthy behaviors, such as exercise and mental pain and stress management techniques
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Increased ability to do household and social activities
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Less depression and fear, frustration, or worry about health
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Reduction in symptoms such as pain and shortness of breath
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Improves:
- Strength
- Balance
- Mood
- Activity level
- Aerobic capacity
- Overall health
- Participant's confidence to exercise
Reduces:
- Disability
- Pain, fatigue, and stiffness
- Social isolation
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The Arthritis Prevention and Education Program promotes four self-management programs, which include:
- Living Healthy
- Tomando Control de su Salud
- The Arthritis Toolkit
- QuitLine
Compare these programs in the
Self-Management Programs (PDF- 15.41 Kb) document.
This information is also available as text only in the
Self-Management Programs Text
Only (PDF- 14.03 Kb) document.
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The Arthritis Prevention and Education Program promotes five physical activity programs, which include:
- EnhanceFitness
- Fit and Strong!
- Walk With Ease - individual model
- Walk With Ease - group model
- Active Living Every Day
Compare these programs in the
Physical Activity Programs (PDF- 20.30 Kb)
document. This information is also available as text only in the
Physical Activity Programs Text
Only (PDF- 23.79 Kb) document.
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The Arthritis Prevention and Education Program also promotes the following evidence-based self-management and physical activity programs.
However, technical support for these programs is provided by the Arthritis Foundation.
- Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program
- Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program
- Arthritis Foundation Self-Management Program
Contact the Arthritis Foundation, Chapter Office for more information.
Arthritis Foundation, Chapter Office
Address: 408 12th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34205
Phone: (941) 747-8303
Toll-free: (800) 672-0882
Fax: (941) 748-6767
Email: info.fl@arthritis.org
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The Arthritis Prevention and Education Program and its partners have developed delivery systems for the CDC-recommended self-management
and physical activity programs. These 10 delivery systems cover all 67 counties in Florida. Each delivery system includes
several counties in an area and are self-sufficient in providing both human and financial resources to maintain and sustain the programs.
To find which CDC-recommended self-management and physical activity programs are available in your county and to find out who to contact,
click on a county in the map below. An area may have up to three delivery system partners. These will be listed as Delivery System Partner A,
Delivery System Partner B, and Delivery System Partner C in the map's popup window. For areas that only have one delivery system partner, there will only be information listed for Delivery System Partner A.
You may have to scroll up in the popup window to see this information.
The information presented in the map below can also be viewed as a PDF Delivery System Map (PDF- 17.41 Kb) for printing or as a text only version
Delivery System Map Text Only (PDF- 11.22 Kb).
*Please Note: The documents on this webpage are in Portable Document Format (PDF). You may need
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