Welcome
Thank you for visiting the website of the Arthritis Foundation, Kansas Chapter, and for your interest in our organization. Feel free to contact us anytime from within the state on our toll-free helpline at 1-800-362-1108 or by email.
We invite you to take control of your arthritis by getting involved with the Kansas Chapter!
- Take advantage of our Programs and Services, specifically designed for people with arthritis.
- Receive the award-winning Arthritis Today magazine as part of an Arthitis Foundation Membership.
- Have fun at Special Events to benefit Kansans with arthritis, or Volunteer your services.
- Become an Advocate for legislation to help people with arthritis -- right from your computer.
- Your gifts of time and resources will make a difference for the 546,000 Kansans with arthritis.
July is Juvenile Arthritis Month - "Tell 10"
You can help raise awareness this month by pledging to tell 10 people that kids get arthritis, too! Help us reach our goal of informing 3,000 people - the number of kids in Kansas who have been diagnosed with arthritis. After you've reached your 10 people, email us the names!
If you have a child wtih arthritis, or know someone who does please check out our JA page. You'll find a list of summer events, including our 4th Annual Juvenile Arthritis Family Educational Fun Day! You can also download our Fun Day brochure here.
The Power of 60!
Arthritis Foundation Celebrates Founding
The Arthritis Foundation will be celebrating its 60th birthday throughout 2008, and the Kansas Chapter, founded in 1960, is looking for Kansans and Kansas companies born and founded in 1948 to help us do it right. If you or your company will also turn 60 this year, let us know! And keep your eyes open for year-long celebration events!
Take Control with the Life Improvement Series!
For many years it was thought that persons with arthritis should not exercise because it would damage their joints. Today, doctors and therapists know that exercise can improve health without hurting joints.
The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is designed specifically for individuals with arthritis and uses gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility and range of motion, and helps maintain muscle strength.
Find a class in your area!
The Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program takes our Excerise Program to the water, to help alleviate pressure and pain felt in joints as a result of standing. It also provides socialitzation and education to thousands of participants each day.
Find a class in Sedgwick County or the rest of the state!
The Arthritis Foundation Self-Help Program is a group education program designed to help you learn and practice the different skills needed to build your own individualized self-management program, and gain the confidence to carry it out. Anyone with any type of arthritis or fibromyalgia can attend. It is a course series taught over six consecutive weeks by a trained instructor.
Find a support group in your area!
Just Diagnosed? 
The Arthritis Foundation offers several publications and informational brochures for those who want to take control of their arthritis. Just Diagnosed, produced by the same editors as Arthritis Today, is composed of information designed for the newly diagnosed person with arthritis. Call the chapter office at (800) 362-1108 to find out how you can get your FREE copy.
Learn More About Arthritis
Every month the Kansas Chapter holds First Hand informational presentations open to the public. Come learn about the Arthritis Foundation and the work we do throughout the state. You can also learn about programs and services we provide as well as get information on how to cope with your arthritis. Join us in Wichita or Topeka.
New Self-Help Program Class
A new session of the Arthritis Foundation Self-Help Program will be held in Oskaloosa June 17 - July 22. This once-a-week class is designed to help arthritis patients manage their disease by learning about goal-setting and action plans, pain management, exercise and fitness, problem solving, medications, depression, fatigue, and dealing with health care providers. Family members are encouraged to attend as well.
Oskaloosa
When: June 17 - July 22
Tuesdays
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Jefferson County Health Department1212 Walnut - U.S. Hwy 59Oskaloosa, KS 66066
There is a $20 fee, which includes 6 classes and the Arthritis Helpbook.
Pre-registration is required. To enroll or for more information, call Teresa Webb at 785-863-2447.
Direct Assistance Program Available
The Kansas Chapter helps individuals within its service area acquire equipment and personal care items that will enable them to take control of their arthritis. Assistance is not available to cover the cost of prescription drugs, doctor bills or medical treatments. This program is open to anyone living in the 103 counties served by the Kansas Chapter. Residents of Johnson and Wyandotte counties should contact the Western Missouri office.
Download a copy of our Direct Assistance informational sheet and application. You may mail or fax us your completed form and all required attachments, using the contact information at the bottom of the page. Applications are reviewed monthly by a team of arthritis professionals. Contact us for more information!
Topeka Branch Information
Executive Director: Patty Dick
Administrative Assistant: Ivory Mazur
5339 SW 22nd Place
Topeka, KS 66614
Phone: 785-272-8461
Fax: 785-273-9573
Office Hours: Central
Contact Kansas Chapter
Toll-free: 800-362-1108
