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Establishment of the Arthritis Management & Wellbeing Research Network Coordinating Center & Collaborating Center

More than 53 million adults in the U.S. suffer from arthritis. There are various strategies to manage arthritis, with the first-line treatments focusing on self-management activities such as physical activity and weight management. Yet many people with arthritis, especially Black, Latino, and rural populations, struggle to access arthritis management strategies and programs.

Leigh F. Callahan, PhDAcross three CDC Prevention Research Centers, the Arthritis Management & Wellbeing Research Network (AMWRN) will establish a cohesive network of experts committed to sharing programmatic and scientific information, planning and conducting collaborative research and evaluation, translating research into practice, and widely disseminating findings. Dr. Leigh Callahan will serve as principal investigator of both the AWMRN Coordinating Center and UNC’s Collaborating Center, focused on testing and scaling a healthcare provider-driven intervention that promotes patient engagement with evidence-based arthritis interventions.

“The establishment of the AMWRN signifies the recognition by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the need for coordinated and collaborative research and broad dissemination of evidence-based solutions,” says Callahan. “Ultimately, we hope these efforts will improve the lives of adults with arthritis.”

Learn more about AMWRN at https://hpdp.unc.edu/current-research/arthritis-management-wellbeing-research-network-amwrn-coordinating-center-collaborating-center/.

Read the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center announcement at https://www.med.unc.edu/tarc/oa-action-alliance-receives-5-year-special-interest-project-grant-funding-from-cdc/

Read the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Press Release at https://hpdp.unc.edu/2024/10/powering-public-health-hpdp-researchers-receive-cdc-special-interest-project-grants-for-arthritis-immunization-and-cancer-control/

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