What Are CDC and Its Partners Doing About Arthritis? 

CDC is committed to leading strategic public health efforts to promote well-being, prevent chronic disease, and achieve health equity. With $13 million in fiscal year 2008 funding, CDC is working with the Arthritis Foundation and other partners to improve the quality of life for adults with arthritis and to change people’s attitudes and behaviors related to self-management.

For example, the National Arthritis Action Plan: A Public Health Strategy was developed by CDC, the Arthritis Foundation, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and 90 other organizations to address the growing problem of arthritis. By implementing the goals of the action plan, CDC and its partners are moving toward achieving the first-ever arthritis-related national objectives outlined in Healthy People 2010.