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Arthritis Program Internal Partners

Learn about successful partnerships with AK Tobacco Quitline & Missouri Arthritis Program to improve health through education and resources. Find out how to collaborate, access training, and reach underserved populations for better health outcomes.

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Arthritis Program Internal Partners

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  1. Arthritis Program Internal Partners Examples from Alaska and Missouri

  2. Better Choices, Better HealthA CDSMP Partnership with AK Tobacco Quitline Kathy Allely MPH Barbara Stillwater PhD Alaska Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

  3. Better Choices, Better HealthLiving Well Alaska

  4. Problems • Limited access to the general community • Limited mechanisms for advertising CDSMP • Limited mechanisms for providing printed information about CDSMP

  5. Who Can Help?

  6. Why Partner with AK Tobacco Quitline? Have access to >3600 Alaskans per year who call the AK Quitline • 34% of callers self-report a chronic condition Have trained Quitline coaches who provide disease-specific health education Provide educational materials to all callers Are invested in Section integration Have funding to support integrated projects

  7. Questions? Contact: Kathy.Allely@alaska.gov or Barbara.Stillwater@alaska.gov

  8. Missouri Arthritis Program Chronic Disease Program Partners CD Evidence-Based Programs

  9. Partners that Make Sense CHRONIC DISEASE CONTROL BUREAU • Heart Disease and Stroke Program • Diabetes Prevention Program • WISEWOMAN Program HEALTH PROMOTION • Tobacco Quitline

  10. Common Goals • Reaching Missourians 45+ with chronic conditions; • Targeting underserved counties; • Providing chronic disease evidence-based programs; • Connecting individuals with chronic conditions to resources; • Increase CD self-management skills and knowledge.

  11. How Do We Partner? • Determine what each program has to offer • Discuss existing contract and agreement opportunities • Inclusion in existing questionnaires/surveys • Referral • Promotion • Education with existing staff

  12. www.moarthritis.org Missouri Arthritis & Osteoporosis Program Beth Richards 573-884-1220 Richardsjo@missouri.edu

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