Pacific Northwest Chapter
Current Leaders Page
Welcome Arthritis Foundation Program Leaders!
On behalf of the 2.2 million people in our chapter area, we thank you for your work offering these valuable programs in your community. You make a difference to people with arthritis every day!
This page is dedicated to providing you with the resources you need to continue offering great Arthritis Foundation programs in your community! This is a new resource for 2008, and we want to know if there are additional resources you would like to see on this page! If you have suggestions or requests, please let us know!
We hope that this page will assist you in continuing to offer your programs. If you don't find what you are looking for or have questions, please contact our programs and services staff. In Alaska and Washington, call 1-800-746-1821 / 206-547-2707 or email Annie Rehn. In Oregon, call 1-888-845-5695/503-245-5695 or email Liz Kelly.
- Marketing Information
- Newsletters
- Leader Training and Certification
- Resources for Your Participants
- Paperwork: Site Agreements, Quarterly Report Forms and Participant Waivers
Marketing Information
Marketing tools, including customizable brochures, press releases, ads and more are available to all current and newly active sites. Because these materials are large files, we provide them on CD to site contacts and leaders. If your facility did not already recieve a 2008 Partner Site Update Packet with marketing CD, please contact us!
Have a marketing toolkit already but not sure how to get started? Download a tip sheet on using press releases and other materials in the kit.
See sample marketing materials included in the kit: Brochure | Ad
Newsletters
Programs Newsletter November 2008| October 2008| September 2008| August 2008 | July 2008 | June 2008
Leader Training
Do you need to get re-certified or have new leaders trained to keep your classes going? Find out when the next trainings are offered:
Already trained but need to complete your certification? After teaching your six class hours, fill out the certification application and send it in to recieve your certification.
Resources for Your Participants
- Visit our Resources for People with Arthritis page for information on finding a specialist, learning about specific types of arthritis and much more.
- Looking for a quick handout for your class this week? Find a great topic from Arthritis Today Magazine or visit our Research Page for news from the research field!
- Print the Arthritis Foundation Pacific Northwest Chapter Brochure for your participants.
Paperwork for Arthritis Foundation Programs
In order to provide high quality programs, the Arthritis Foundation requires a small amount of paperwork from each site.
Why collect this information? The Arthritis Foundation is working in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to show how many people benefit from our programs. We rely on the quarterly attendance reports from our partner sites to measure program growth and to ensure continued federal support. In addition to providing important information to the CDC, statistics from active classes help us to find grant funding to underwrite the costs of program leader training, keeping costs well below industry averages.
Has it been a while since you first became a partner site? Review facility responsibilities for offering these programs.
- Site Agreement Forms
- Site Agreement forms ensure that both your facility and the Arthritis Foundation agree to the ongoing requirements for offering these programs in an appropriate facility with trained leaders. We are required to collect these agreements on an annual basis. After your first year as a program site, we will automatically move your new agreement due date to January for ease of tracking.
- Quarterly Report Forms and Participant Waivers
Contact Our Programs Staff
The programs & services staff for the Pacific Northwest Chapter are based at our main chapter office in Seattle, WA, and serve the entire chapter territory. You can reach us by phone at 206-547-2707 or toll free at 1-800-746-1821 (Toll free service is available to callers from within the Chapter area - AK, OR & WA)
Julie Gabelein, Programs & Services Coordinator: jgabelein@arthritis.org; ext. 101
