Educational Opportunities

The Arthritis Challenge & Arthritis: The Public Health Approach
Two on-line training opportunities providing CHES and Nursing CEUs. Developed by ASTDHPPHE, CDC and the Arthritis Foundation. The objectives of Arthritis: The Public Heath Approach are to understand and apply the principles of public health to a real public health challenge-reducing the burden of arthritis and arthritis-related disability in your local area. You can also take The Arthritis Challenge-America's most popular Web-based arthritis game show on the ASTDHPPHE Website!

Costs are for CEUs only; the training is free. http://www.astdhpphe.org

 

Educational Handouts

Working With Arthritis -- Winning Strategies (89k .pdf )

Working With Arthritis -- Winning Strategies (Spanish Version) (71k .pdf )

Basic Facts About Arthritis

English (129k .pdf)

Spanish (436k .pdf)

Chinese (340k .pdf)

Vietnamese (397k .pdf)

Tagalog (149k .pdf)

Frequently Used Arthritis Phrases and Acronyms (15k .pdf)

Dietary Guidelines for Americans (1.1M .pdf)

Sports Injuries Fast Facts (easy-to-read)

A revised version of La Osteoartritis: Resumen

What People With Lupus Need to Know About Osteoporosis

The National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Spanish Translation - "Consejos Sobre la Artritis" is a fact sheet about treatments for the most common forms of arthritis -- osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and gout. It includes information about the warning signs of arthritis, treatment methods, and up-to-date addresses and telephone numbers of resources for further help. The science-based information is useful for seniors and their family members. To order copies of call 1-800-222-2225 toll free. The NIA Information Center is open weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. eastern time. An information specialist will be available to respond to calls in Spanish. This and other Spanish publications on healthy aging also are available on the NIA Web site at www.niapublications.org.

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse 
The clearinghouse provides information about various forms of arthritis and rheumatic disease and bone, muscle, and skin diseases. It distributes patient and professional education materials and refers people to other sources of information. Additional information and updates can also be found on the NIAMS website. En Español: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Portal_En_Espanol/default.asp NIAMS - To order printed copies of any NIAMS publications:
Call 1-877-22-NIAMS
E-mail your request to niamsinfo@mail.nih.gov
Fax your request to 301-718-6366