Arthritis
Guidelines and Recommendations

Below are selected prevention and treatment guidelines, recommendations, frameworks, approaches, and other documents related to arthritis. Also see related links on this page.

The National Arthritis Action Plan: A Public Health Strategy (NAAP) (1999)
http://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/state_coordinators/pdf/naap_executive_summary.pdf
In November 1998, the first comprehensive public health approach to reducing the burden of arthritis in the United States was released by the Arthritis Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. This plan proposes strategies in three major areas: surveillance, epidemiology, and prevention research; communication and education; and programs, policies, and systems. Developed with the input of more than 90 other public and private organizations, the National Arthritis Action Plan: A Public Health Strategy shifts the traditional emphasis on treating individuals with arthritis to a public health approach that emphasizes preventing arthritis, identifying arthritis at its earliest stage and initiating prompt, appropriate management reducing the consequences of arthritis once it has developed.

Related Links

Arthritis: Women's Health Topics A-Z
http://www.cdc.gov/women/az/arthritis.htm

Guide to Community Preventive Services
http://www.cdc.gov/epo/communityguide.htm

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