We held our second annual Strategic Planning meeting on September 29, with members and friends of our Steering Committee.
The OA Action Alliance has had an incredible journey in the two yearssince management of the Alliance was transferred to UNC. We have grown by leaps and bounds and diversified our membership; greatly expanded our e-newsletter offerings, revamped our website, and cultivated a large and active following on social media. Many thanks go to our Steering Committee members and representatives who volunteer to participate on Workgroups and Task Groups, deliver Lunch and Learn webinars, and contribute to social media activities as a means of raising awareness about osteoarthritis and further growing the Alliance.
Mini-Grant Program
Thanks to the generosity of the CDC and our many donors, we have been able to fund 7 mini-grants that increase access to physical activity among adults with arthritis in communities across the United States.
2016 Mini Grant donors: Alliance for Aging Research, American College of Rheumatology, American Council on Exercise, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, Arthritis Foundation, and UNC TARC
Communications
24 Webinars 6 Issue briefs 3 New Newsletters: Research Round-up, Bi-weekly Digest & Member Spotlight
Over 3,000 mail subscribers
Social Media
455 Twitter followers (a 136% increase since 2015)
72,700 Impressions via Twitter Chats
258K total impressions in 2016 230 Facebook Likes
6,919 total reach in 2016
Awarded a five year $3.5 million CDC Cooperative Agreement to promote awareness and encourage participation in arthritis-appropriate, evidence-based interventions (AAEBI) among adults with arthritis.
