Community Partners
Osteoarthritis community intervention programs recommendations and guidelines.
Below are resources for community organizations to help implement Arthritis Appropriate Evidence-Based Interventions (AAEBIs).
Making The Case for Arthritis Programs
These resources from the CDC, the Arthritis Foundation, and more provide a rationale for implementation, demonstrating the numerous benefits of arthritis programs.
- *NEW* State Fact Sheets on the Burden of OA
- Arthritis Foundation’s Arthritis Facts
- CDC’s Arthritis Program Data & Statistics
- CDC Vital Signs: Arthritis in America (Spanish)
- CDC Vital Sign Fact Sheet
- CDC Arthritis Press Room
- CDC 500 Cities Project
- DHHS Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
- NPAPA National Physical Activity Plan
- Economic Cost of Arthritis PowerPoint
- Engaging Veterans in Evidence-Based Programs
AF= Arthritis Foundation
APTA = American Physical Therapy Association
CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DHHS= Department of Health and Human Services
EBLC=Evidence Based Leadership Council
HSS= Hospital for Special Surgery
NCOA= National Council on Aging
NACDD= National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
NPAPA= National Physical Activity Plan Alliance
NRPA= National Recreation and Parks Association
*= Resources provided by 2017 WWE Mini-Grantees
Evidence-Based Community Programs
There are several evidence based community arthritis programs that have been implemented in various ways.
- Walk With Ease Informational Webinar (12.20.2018) [slides] [recording]
- APTA’s Arthritis Management Through Community-Based Programs
- CDC Intervention Screening Criteria
- CDC recommended Arthritis-Appropriate Evidence-Based Programs [link] [AAEBI handout]
- Better Choices, Better Health (Online CDSMP)
- Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
- EnhanceFitness
- Fit & Strong!
- HSS Outreach Programs
- The Arthritis Toolkit
- Tomando Control de su Salud (Spanish CDSMP)
- Walk With Ease
- L+L Webinar: Exploring Arthritis Appropriate Evidence-Based Interventions
- NCCHW/NCPTA Webinar: Community-Based Evidence-Based Falls Prevention & Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs
AF= Arthritis Foundation
APTA = American Physical Therapy Association
CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DHHS= Department of Health and Human Services
EBLC=Evidence Based Leadership Council
HSS= Hospital for Special Surgery
NCOA= National Council on Aging
NACDD= National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
NPAPA= National Physical Activity Plan Alliance
NRPA= National Recreation and Parks Association
*= Resources provided by 2017 WWE Mini-Grantees
Implementing Programs
These resources provide numerous methods of implementation of a variety of arthritis programs.
- OAAA Walk With Ease “Class Zero” Slides & Script
- OAAA Walk With Ease “Class Zero” Video
- OAAA Self-Directed Walk With Ease “Class Zero” Video
- OAAA Walk With Ease Fidelity Checklist
- OAAA Walk With Ease Administrator’s Training (slides) (recording)
- OAAA Lunch and Learn webinars (recordings)
- Webinar: Notes from the Field: Implementing WWE (recording)
- **NEW** Minnesota Department of Health Workplace Coordinator Kit (Word doc)
- **NEW** SDSU Enhanced Self-directed WWE Session Guidance
- Northern AZ Health Care Coaching Emails for Self-Directed Walk With Ease*
- NCCHW Sample Engagement Email to Leaders
- NCCHW Sample Engagement Email to Leaders 2
- OSU Email Engagement for Self-Directed Walk With Ease*
- Arthritis Foundation WWE Worksite Resources
- Reading Health WWE Pedometer Log*
- Reading Health WWE Walking Journal*
- Community Research Center for Senior Health: Implementing Evidence-Based Programs with Fidelity
- NCOA Center for Healthy Aging: Offering Evidence-Based Programs
- NCOA Webinar: Reaching People with Arthritis: Strategies and Tools
- L+L Webinar: Dr. Susan Hughes Fit and Strong!
- NCOA Improving Quality of Life and Health Care Outcomes through Chronic Disease Self Management Education Programs
- NCOA Video Companion Guide
AF= Arthritis Foundation
APTA = American Physical Therapy Association
CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DHHS= Department of Health and Human Services
EBLC=Evidence Based Leadership Council
HSS= Hospital for Special Surgery
NCOA= National Council on Aging
NACDD= National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
NPAPA= National Physical Activity Plan Alliance
NRPA= National Recreation and Parks Association
*= Resources provided by 2017 WWE Mini-Grantees
Marketing Programs
These resources provide various methods of marketing arthritis programs.
- OAAA Walk With Ease issue brief for Community Partners
- OAAA Walk With Ease issue brief for Clinical Providers
- OAAA Walk With Ease issue brief for Faith-based Communities
- AF Walk with Ease Program Flyer (African American) (Hispanic)(Caucasian)
- AF Walk With Ease Flyer (8.5×11) (11×17)
- AF Walk With Ease App Flyer
- AF Walk With Ease Worksite Brochure
- AF Walk With Ease Press Kit
- Salt Lake County Aging & Adult Services Prescription Pad and Marketing Plan Template
- APTA Walk With Ease Fact Sheet for Clinical Providers
- APTA Walk With Ease Fact Sheet for Patients
- NCOA Issue Brief: Implementing Evidence-Based Programs to Address Chronic Pain
- NRPA Increasing Referrals to Community-Based Programs and Services: An Electronic Health Record Referral Process
- CDC Marketing and Support for Arthritis Interventions
- SAFER-HEALTHIER-PEOPLE™ powerpoint presentation Weight Loss Messages in Knee OA: Attention-grabbing, Credible, Non-motivating, T. Brady.
- WISE & Healthy Aging Walk With Ease brochure*
AF= Arthritis Foundation
APTA = American Physical Therapy Association
CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DHHS= Department of Health and Human Services
EBLC=Evidence Based Leadership Council
HSS= Hospital for Special Surgery
NCOA= National Council on Aging
NACDD= National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
NPAPA= National Physical Activity Plan Alliance
NRPA= National Recreation and Parks Association
*= Resources provided by 2017 WWE Mini-Grantees
Evaluating Programs
These resources provide various methods of evaluating arthritis programs.
- EBLC Non-Researcher’s Guide to Evidence-Based Program Evaluation
- NCOA Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs for Older Adults: An Introduction
- NCOA’s Center for Healthy Aging Evaluation Resources
- Walk With Ease Participant Information Form (i.e. Baseline Survey)
- WWE Post-Program Survey
- Walk With Ease – Monthly Reporting Template (Excel)
- Walk With Ease – Full Data Collection Packet with Instructions
- *NEW* Short Form Walk With Ease Participant Information Form (i.e. Baseline Form)
- *NEW* Short Form Walk With Ease Post-Program Survey
- *NEW* Short Form OAAA WWE Monthly Data Report Template
AF= Arthritis Foundation
APTA = American Physical Therapy Association
CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DHHS= Department of Health and Human Services
EBLC=Evidence Based Leadership Council
HSS= Hospital for Special Surgery
NCOA= National Council on Aging
NACDD= National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
NPAPA= National Physical Activity Plan Alliance
NRPA= National Recreation and Parks Association
*= Resources provided by 2017 WWE Mini-Grantees
Community Strategies Beyond Programming
- OAAA Physical Activity Implementation Guide
- CDC Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the US: Implementation and Measurement Guide
- Walkability Audit for Arthritis
AF= Arthritis Foundation
APTA = American Physical Therapy Association
CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DHHS= Department of Health and Human Services
EBLC=Evidence Based Leadership Council
HSS= Hospital for Special Surgery
NCOA= National Council on Aging
NACDD= National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
NPAPA= National Physical Activity Plan Alliance
NRPA= National Recreation and Parks Association
*= Resources provided by 2017 WWE Mini-Grantees
Self-Directed WWE Resources
The following resources are those that are specific to the Self-Directed Walk With Ease program. These are duplicated in other sections of this Resource Library, but we want to cull them all into one place for ease of access.
- OAAA Self-Directed Walk With Ease “Class Zero” Video
- OAAA Walk With Ease Administrator’s Training (slides) (recording)
- OAAA Lunch and Learn webinars (recordings)
- SDSU Enhanced Self-directed WWE Session Guidance
- Northern AZ Health Care Coaching Emails for Self-Directed Walk With Ease*
- OSU Email Engagement for Self-Directed Walk With Ease*
- Register for Self-Directed WWE for free (sponsored by OAAA)
AF= Arthritis Foundation
APTA = American Physical Therapy Association
CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DHHS= Department of Health and Human Services
EBLC=Evidence Based Leadership Council
HSS= Hospital for Special Surgery
NCOA= National Council on Aging
NACDD= National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
NPAPA= National Physical Activity Plan Alliance
NRPA= National Recreation and Parks Association
*= Resources provided by 2017 WWE Mini-Grantees