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Natalie S. Smith
Health Program Specialist II
UAP-Health Promotion
PO Box 142107
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
801.538.9340
nssmith@utah.gov

Clases Mejoradas para Controlar la Artritis... en Espanol!

Pulse aqui para informacion sobre las clases y otros recursos. 4.7.08

New Arthritis Foundation Leader Link Winter 2008 4.4.08

Review of Findings on Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) Outcomes
Link to article 4.4.08

Coaching Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis to Healthy Physical Activity Link to article 4.4.08

Prevalence and impact of arthritis, other rheumatic conditions Click here 4.4.08

Arthritis Burden Soaring Click here 4.4.08

Possible Arthritis and Doctor-diagnosed Arthritis
September 2007 4.1.08

Utah's Arthritis State Plan
2007-2011
11.30.07

Counseling and coping skills improve life for arthritis sufferers
Link to article 6/12/07

2007 Arthritis Burden Report Click here

Prevalence & Resource Map

The Utah Arthritis Advisory Committee Click here

Prevalence and Impact of Arthritis Among Utah's Hispanic/Latinos and Non-Hispanic/Latino Whites Report

Find arthritis prevalence in your area by viewing Local Health Departments Reports (2005)

What's New Archives

Welcome to the Utah Arthritis Program!

Our site is intended for people with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. We provide information to assist you in accessing local resources, to help you manage your arthritis.

If you or someone you care about has been affected by Arthritis, we want to hear from you. By sharing your story with the Utah Health Story Bank, you can help other Utahns who have been affected by Arthritis. Who knows, maybe it’s your story that helps increase awareness and promote better health in your community. To learn more click here.

Come join us! See 2008 Spring Exercise Schedule

BECOME A PARTNER
Increase quality of life and decrease pain and disability for
people with arthritis by offering evidence based arthritis
programs at your facility. Find out how

NEW!! Healthy Living Classes

The Healthy Aging Program is offering the Living Well with Chronic Conditions program to help you manage your chronic condition. It's not just for people with arthritis. If you have any chronic condition you can attend, Diabetes, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Cancer, Arthritis, Asthma, etc. Click here for dates and locations.

SHARE WHAT YOU KNOW!

Would you like to educate family, friends or coworkers about arthritis?

UAP has created a new PowerPoint presentation for you to download and share. Simply click here to view the presentation and save it to your own computer.

The presentation includes national and local arthritis facts as well as key health messages for individuals. One in 5 Utah adults have arthritis, so chances are you will be bringing information to those who really need it.

Please call Natalie (801-538-9340) if you would like other presentation materials.

Some Facts about Arthritis:

Arthritis affects all races/ethnicities and ages including 1,700 Utah children 0-17.
One in 5 Utah adults have arthritis.
Arthritis is the nation’s leading cause of disability.
Arthritis affects more women than men.
Your weight directly effects the amount of stress put on your joints. More than HALF of all Utahns are overweight or obese. To learn more check out Tipping the Scales Toward a Healthier Population: A Report of Overweight and Obesity in Utah.

Slide presentations from the May 2007 seminar series.
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