Partner Site Page
Welcome to the Pacific Northwest Chapter's Partner Site Page!
To meet the needs of the more than 2.2 million people in our chapter area, the Pacific Northwest Chapter depends on partner sites across the region to offer our programs.
The Arthritis Foundation Life Improvment Series programs - Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program and Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program are proven to decrease the pain and limitations of arthritis. Tai Chi from the Arthritis Foundation has also been specially developed as a safe form of Tai Chi for people with Arthritis. On this page you will find:
- Information and resources for current partner sites
- Information about offering programs at your facility
- Leader training information
- Contact Us for More Information
Get Involved as a Partner Site
Are you looking for a safe and effective program to meet the needs of older adults and those with arthritis? You've come to the right place!
We offer leader certification and site partnership opportunities for three programs specially designed to help you offer safe, effective programs in your community. Once leaders are trained, our partner sites are responsible for starting up classes and offering them at their facility, with plenty of marketing and logistical support from the Chapter. For partner sites, the only cost associated with our programs is leader training workshops and optional materials for program participants.
- Why offer the Arthritis Foundation Life Improvment Series Programs
- Outcomes for our programs: Evidence that our programs work: Aquatic | Exercise
- Learn about the steps to offering Arthritis Foundation Programs and facility requirements
- Request a Prospective Site packet by mail and recieve announcements about upcoming leader trainings
Training Leaders:
A cornerstone of the Arthritis Foundation’s high-quality programs is leader certification. Leaders must complete a training workshop for initial certification and teach six classes (bout six hours) before becoming certified. To maintain certification, they must teach at least six classes per year and undergo re-certification every three years at an Arthritis Foundation training.
- To accommodate the need for new leaders and re-certifications, we offer training throughout the chapter area each year. A list of trainings coming up around the chapter is on our Training Calendar page.
- To learn more about leader certification and leader requirements, browse our leader information page.
Information for Current Partner Sites:
- Marketing Information
- Newsletters
- Leader Training Calendar
- 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 does not have a 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
Leader Training Calendar
Do you need leaders re-certified or new leaders trained? Find out when the next trainings are offered.
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!
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.
- Participant waivers and quarterly program information report forms are the only paperwork required from all partner sites on a quarterly basis. New scannable forms were introduced in 2009. Using these forms allows our staff to spend more time supporting sites instead of doing data entry.The quarterly program report form should be submitted along with any new participant waiver forms no later than two weeks after the quarter ends (April 15, July 15, October 15 and January 15th). Mailing and fax information is listed on our staff contacts page.
- How to fill out scannable forms
- Five steps to scannable forms success
- Frequently Asked Questions about the scannable 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 every three years.
Contact our programs staff
Have questions about our programs? Want an information kit to help you decide if our programs are right for you? Need information about re-starting your program after staff changes? No matter what the question, we look forward to the opportunity to help! Please review our program staff contacts page to find the right person to get in touch with.
