November’s Arthritis Management and Wellbeing (AMWB) Newsletter
 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention November 14, 2023 |
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November Arthritis Newsletter |
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Did you know that about 1 in 3 military veterans report an arthritis diagnosis? A higher percentage of U.S. veterans have arthritis compared to nonveterans across age, sex, and disability groups. The percentage of arthritis diagnoses was twice as high among young (18-44 years) male veterans and nearly twice as high among young female veterans, compared to their nonveteran counterparts. |
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In honor of Veterans Day 2023, check out and share CDC’s new MMWR publication, Arthritis Prevalence Among Veterans — United States 2017-2021. |
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CDC’s AMWB Program’s Veterans podcast episode This Veterans Day, listen to this one-minute CDC podcast episode which shares information on how veterans can improve their quality of life with CDC-recognized management activities. |
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CDC’s updated Veterans Day Infographic Share CDC’s newly updated “Arthritis Among Veterans” infographic in your educational materials and on your social media channels.  |
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Osteoarthritis Action Alliance’s (OAAA) Newly Recognized Programs
OAAA has added to the menu of Arthritis-Appropriate, Evidence-Based Intervention (AAEBI) programs. Check out these two new programs on the list of CDC and OAAA recognized AAEBIs:
These newly recognized programs expand the current list of recognized Lifestyle Management Programs for arthritis. |
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OAAA Lunch & Learn Webinar on November 15
Register and attend the “Arthritis Across the Lifespan” webinar on November 15, 2023 at 12:00 PM EST. This webinar, featuring CDC’s Elizabeth A. Fallon, MPH, Ph.D., CHES and Tyler Lites, MPH, will describe two recently published papers estimating arthritis prevalence among U.S. children, adolescents, and adults. Population subgroups with higher burden of arthritis and public health implications of these prevalence estimates will also be discussed. |
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National Rural Health Day is November 16
Studies show that arthritis affects more people in the most rural communities (32%) compared to the most urban areas (21%). CDC’s Arthritis Management and Wellbeing Program supports activities that promote the health of adults with arthritis in rural areas by implementing proven community-based, lifestyle management programs. Learn more about the profound economic, societal, and personal impact of arthritis in rural America. |
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New Hampshire Success Story – Physical Activity Vital Sign Embedded in Centricity Electronic Health Record: Creating digital workflows to increase patient physical activity
Under cooperative agreement, DP18-1803, State Public Health Approaches to Addressing Arthritis, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services partnered with federally qualified health centers and the Granite YMCA to integrate physical activity screening and referral to arthritis-appropriate, evidence-based interventions (AAEBIs) into the existing electronic health record (EHR) system. During the 18-month pilot program 6,824 patients were screened using the Physical Activity Vital Sign EHR module. Of those, 456 participants were enrolled by the YMCA in one of four different physical activity programs. Findings showed that when integrated into existing workflows within an EHR, physical activity screening, counseling, and referral to community-based lifestyle management programs are feasible without increasing provider charting time or decreasing productivity levels. |
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