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Conferences and Presentations We are gearing up for a busy conference season this Fall and hope to connect with those of you who are also attending. Obesity Week Nov 1, 3:45 PM Level 2 Partner Symposium Beyond Energy Expenditure: The Role of Musculoskeletal Health in Prescribing Exercise to Children With Obesity American Public Health AssociationNov 7, 8:30 AM Session: 4002.0: Alzheimer’s Disease and Health Issues in Baby Boomers Roundtable American College of Rheumatology Nov 7, 7:30 AM Session: 5T006 ARHP: Engaging with Community Organizations to Promote Physical Activity Interventions |
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Social Media Statistics from this Quarter
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Additional workgroup and Alliance efforts and progress from this quarter are highlighted on our website.
Notes From the Chair
Thomas Trojian, MD, CAQSM, FACSM |
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From Our Director
It is hard to believe it has been a year since we began our cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)! It has been an exciting year of growth, development and progress in achieving the objectives identified in “A National Public Health Agenda for Osteoarthritis”. As an Alliance, we have grown in our communications, partnerships and resources. We have made progress in our goal of expanding dissemination and delivery of Arthritis Appropriate Evidence-Based Interventions through our Mini-Grant program, funding 15 organizations this year. Our grantees are not only implementing the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk With Ease program, they are developing innovative delivery models utilizing partnerships with healthcare organizations, community organizations and even technology. We look forward to selecting our next cohort of mini-grantees later in the Fall with a start date for their projects of January 2018. As we begin year two of our cooperative agreement, we will be focusing on increasing our membership and the diversity of organizations in our alliance, enhancing our engagement with our members, sustainability of the OAAA, and launching our new communications campaign. We ended the quarter with our Annual Strategic Planning meeting in Chapel Hill, NC. We were pleased to have our honorary co-chairs, Dianne and Lennie Rosenbuth, join the group for dinner. It was wonderful to feel the energy and commitment of our volunteers and representatives from member organizations. Thanks to all who attended and thanks to Kirsten, Allison, and Leigha from our staff team for making sure the meeting was a success!
We are thrilled to welcome a new addition to our OAAA staff team, Haley Hudson, a Public Health Associate from the CDC Public Health Associate Program. She is a recent graduate from Fort Valley State University where she graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Biology. She is also an Army Officer in the United States Army Reserve. The Public Health Associate Program is a competitive two-year, paid training program for recent graduates. Associates work in local, state, tribal health departments as well as NGOs. Haley will be with us full time over the next two years as she gains experience in public health with supplemented education and training from the CDC. Please communicate with any of us on the OAAA team to share ideas for ways we can make the OAAA stronger and more successful in our commitment to elevating OA as a national health priority and promoting effective policy solutions that address the individual and national toll of OA. |
Director, Osteoarthritis Action Alliance
Upcoming Events
October
- World Arthritis Awareness Day | October 12 | EULAR | Learn more
- Applications due! All organizations that have submitted an email of intent are to submit their final applicants on October 16th. Want to learn more about this opportunity? We will open another round in 2018. Read the full release here. Note: this page has been updated to include the webinar recording listed above, PDF of webinar slides, and FAQ list from webinar attendees.
- Lunch & Learn webinar with Serena Weisner, MS – Exploring Arthritis Appropriate Evidence-Based Interventions | Wednesday, October 18 | 12:00pm-12:30pm ET | Registration here
- Walk with a Doc @ UNC Wellness Center | Saturday, October 21 | Meadowmont, Chapel Hill, NC | 10:00am Free for all
- Bone and Joint Action Week | October 12-20 | United States Bone and Joint Initative | Learn how you can get invovled
November
- National Obesity Care Week | October 29- November 4 | Take 5 Pledge
- Obesity Week | October 29- November 2 | Washington, D.C. | OAAA Level 2 Partner Symposium information
- American Public Health Association | November 4-8 | Atlanta, GA | OAAA Roundtable information
- American College of Rheumatology | November 3-8 | San Diego, CA | OAAA Session information
- Movement is Life | November 9-10 | Washington, D.C | Registration here
- Walk with a Doc @ UNC Wellness Center | Saturday, November 18 | Meadowmont, Chapel Hill, NC | 10:00am Free for all
December
- Walk with a Doc @ UNC Wellness Center-Meadowmont | Saturday, December 16| Chapel Hill, NC | 10:00am Free for all
- Lunch & Learn webinar with Kim Bennell, PhD | Wednesday, December 20 | 12:00pm-12:30pmET
- Happy Holidays!
Take Action Now
We love to engage and share messenging on social media. Please like, share and retweet our posts and use the hashtag #osteoarthritis in your posts. Check out our website and share our resources with your networks.Send us feedback and let us know how we can better promote your organization by emailing us at oaaction@unc.edu.
You can join a work group(s) or a task force by emailing us.
- Workgroup 1: Policy & Advocacy
- Workgroup 2: Community Engagement
- Workgroup 3: Healthcare Systems & Provider Mobilization
- Workgroup 4: Individual Engagement & Education
- Workgroup 5: OA Prevention