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Members of the Kansas Chapter's delegation to the 2008 Advocacy Summitt
with Senator Pat Roberts at his office in Washington, D.C.
Kansas Chapter to Offer Healthy Living Series
September 1, 2008
The Arthritis Foundation, Kansas Chapter, will hold a series of free presentations to the public. The Healthy Living with Arthritis series will offer information from health care professionals to help those with arthritis learn how to take control.
“Millions of people are afflicted with arthritis, yet a majority of them don’t have the tools or the knowledge to know how to make their lives easier” said Valerie Fairchild, program director for the Arthritis Foundation, Kansas Chapter, “Most of these people think they just have to endure the daily pain, but there are ways to regain control.”
The series will include the following presentations:
September 23, 2008
Diet & Arthritis
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
West River Plaza, Bistro at Riverbend
2622 W Central
Wichita, KS
Speaker: Sheryll Clarke, RD, LD
Diet & Nutrition Specialist
Wichita Clinic
I Can in the Kitchen
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
West River Plaza, Bistro at Riverbend
2622 W Central
Wichita, KS
Speaker: Lisa Friesen, RD
Family & Consumer Science Agent
Food & Nutrition
K-State Research & Extension – Sedgwick County
Lisa will share cooking tips, organization ideas and recipes to make preparing meals easier.
October, 7, 2008
Rheumatoid, Osteoarthritis & Fibromyalgia
I Have Arthritis. Now What?
Tuesday October 7, 2008
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Exploration Place
300 N McLean Blvd.
Wichita, KS
Speaker: Timothy Shaver, MD
Rheumatologist & Arthritis Foundation Board Member
Bonus Offer – Register in advance and receive discounted admission to the “Our Body: The Universe Within” exhibit at Exploration Place.
Advance registration is required for all presentations. To register, please contact Valerie Fairchild, at 316.263.0116 or vfairchild@arthritis.org
The Arthritis Foundation is the only nationwide, nonprofit health organization helping people take greater control of arthritis by leading efforts to prevent, control and cure arthritis and related diseases— the nation’s number one cause of disability. For free information about arthritis and its related disease, the public may contact the Arthritis Foundation at 1-800-283-7800 or on the Web site at www.arthritis.org.
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