Key points
CDC collaborates with national organizations and state programs across the United States to improve the quality of life of people with arthritis.
National Organizations
CDC works with national organizations to promote lifestyle management programs, joint-friendly physical activity, and other activities to improve health and well-being for adults with arthritis.
Find out more about some of the funded national arthritis programs that CDC supports and a cooperative agreement that unites them in their efforts.
State Programs
CDC works with and funds the following 12 state programs to:
a) Build infrastructure to promote physical activity and other lifestyle management programs for people with arthritis.
b) Increase arthritis awareness, physical activity assessment, counseling, and referrals for arthritis management among health care providers who treat patients with arthritis.
Find out more about CDC's cooperative agreement that supports these 12 funded state arthritis programs.