Arthritis Foundation History
Arthritis Foundation was originally named as Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation. The organization went through a series of changes before it was named as Arthritis Foundation. To strengthen their cause and support people in a better way, the Foundation merged with another organization called American Rheumatism Association (ARA) in 1965. Arthritis Foundation also established another group called Allied Health Professions. In the year 1980, the name of this organization was renamed as Arthritis Health Professions Association.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that over a period of time, a majority of the children are affected by arthritis. There are about 300,000 children who are affected by juvenile arthritis in United States. Arthritis Foundation is also committed to spreading the awareness of this information among people. The need to create awareness, educate people on the causes and the preventive measures was crucial to save children from this degenerating disease.
Their focus was to break the myth among families and children that arthritis is an age related disease. With a majority of the children leading a sedentary lifestyle and over addiction to fast food, arthritis among children is on the rise. Arthritis Foundation thus established another group called American Juvenile Arthritis Organization in 1981 for this cause.
Today, Arthritis Foundation partners with number of other organizations to help people suffering from arthritis and to prevent the disease. The partnership with other organizations helps them to reach more number of people and also to target specific age group people.
Arthritis Foundation also developed the National Arthritis Action Plan (NAAP) along with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. This plan was to help and educate people on the causes of arthritis and thus reduce the rate of arthritis among people. As most of the people are not aware of the cause of this disease, educating them on this disease will enable them to stay away from it.
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