Our Mission is to improve lives through prevention, control and cure of arthritis and related diseases. With your support, we offer information, innovative public health and educational programs, and research grants to find a cure.
Moving is the Best Medicine
ALL ABOUT OSTEOARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis (OA), also called osteoarthroses or degenerative joint disease, is the most common type of arthritis. OA is a chronic condition characterized by the breakdown of the joint’s cartilage. The breakdown of cartilage causes the bones to rub against each other, causing stiffness, pain and loss of movement in the joint. LEARN MORE...
QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMS
The Chapter sponsors hundreds of Arthritis Foundation Land and Aquatic Exercise programs as well as Tai Chi classes to help people to literally get back on their feet! Self-help courses and support groups are also offered. Find out more.
Para Programas en espanol, mire aqui.
RESEARCH
The Arthritis Foundation is the largest private source of local and national research funding for scientists and doctors seeking treatments and cures for arthritis and related diseases.
Almost $700,000 in arthritis research grants were awarded this year to local medical and research institutions. Click here for a list of 2009/2010 research grant recipients. Click here for the latest news in arthritis research.
ADVOCACY
Make your voice heard on Capitol Hill!
Click here to learn about current advocacy priorities to improve the lives of people with arthritis. Take action today by registering to be an Advocate.
YOUTH PROGRAMS
Arthritis affects almost 300,000 children in the United States, with almost 42,000 residing within our Chapter service area. During the spring and summer, we sponsor several medically-supervised children's camps for children with arthritis and related diseases.
These camps provide children with the opportunity to meet others who share their experiences, and feel stronger and energized as a result.
Chapter sponsored events in 2010 include:
APRIL 9 - 11:
Family Camp, Lake Hughes, California
- English Application here
- Spanish application here
APRIL 10:
Family C.A.R.E. Day, Fresno, California
JULY 17 - 22:
Camp Esperanza @ The Painted Turtle, Lake Hughes, California
AUGUST 22 - 27:
Camp Esperanza, Teen Leadership Session, San Bernardino Mountains, California
- Camp Esperanza Registration Brochure
- Camp Sol, Southern Nevada: Will be joined with Camp Esperanza in 2010
DATES TO BE DETERMINED:
- Camp Manaolana, Hawaii
For more information, contact Jennifer Ziegler at 323.954.5760 x243 or jziegler@arthritis.org
You can help in the fight to find a cure for arthritis.
For more information about Arthritis Foundation programs and services, please contact the Branch office in your community.
For the Ride of a Lifetime
The Arthritis Foundation's Amgen California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour is a scenic bike tour that shadows the Pacific from San Francisco to Santa Monica. Rugged coastline, quiet beaches, lighthouses, giant redwood forests, famous wineries and world-class cities are yours to enjoy for each of the tour's eight days. Cyclists begin the 525-mile ride at San Francisco's famous Fisherman's Wharf on September 25th and end triumphantly in Santa Monica on October 2nd. Along the way, they are fully supported, being served fantastic meals and staying in stunning overnight locations. As our cyclists like to say, "This is the ride of a "lifetime."
Recruitment for the California Coast Classic is underway. To learn more about the 2010 Arthritis Foundation Amgen California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour, please visit www.californiacoastclassic.org.
Arthritis Sphere
WELCOME
The Southern California Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation serves more than 4.5 million adults and children with arthritis and related diseases in southern and northeastern California, Hawaii and Nevada..
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Fall / Winter Headlines:
Click here to view and download the Fall and Winter issue of Headlines.
Click here to register to receive HEADLINES via e-mail.
E-publications from the Arthritis Foundation
Choose publications of interest to you, including Mind, Body, Spirit, Arthritis Today.com, Research Update, Let's Move Together, the Foundation Report and timely news alerts. Click here to register.
BRANCH OFFICE DIRECTORY
CALIFORNIA
Coachella Valley
73-710 Fred Waring Drive #104
Palm Desert, CA 92260-2510
Phone: 760/ 773-3076
Email: info.sca.cvb@arthritis.org
Fax: 760/ 773-0858
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m.on Friday) Pacific
Inland Empire
17155 Newhope St, Ste. A
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-4232
Phone: 714/436-1623
Email: info.sca.ieb@arthritis.org
Fax: 714/436-1625
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific
Los Angeles
800 West 6th Street #1250
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: 323/ 954-5750
Email: info.sca@arthritis.org
Fax: 323/ 954-5790
Toll Free Phone: 800/ 954-2873
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific
Orange County
17155 Newhope St., Suite A
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-4232
Phone: 714/ 436-1623
Email: info.sca.ocb@arthritis.org
Fax: 714/ 436-1625
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific
San Fernando Valley
800 W 6th Street, Ste 1250
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: 323/ 954-5750
Email: info.sca.sfvb@arthritis.org
Fax: 323/ 954-5790
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific
Santa Barbara
2253 Las Positas Road, Suite A
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone: 805/ 563-4685
Email: info.sca.sbb@arthritis.org
Fax: 805/ 687-1094
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific
Greater Sacramento
and Central Valleys
3040 Explorer Drive, Suite 1
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone: 916/368-5599
Email: info.neca@arthritis.org
Fax: 916/368-5596
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific
HAWAII
615 Piikoi St., #1109
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: 808/ 596-2900
Email: info.sca.hib@arthritis.org
Phone: 800/ 462-0743
Fax: 808/ 596-2904
Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Hawaii Aleutian
NEVADA
1368 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 200
Henderson, Nevada 89012
Phone: 702/367-1626
Email: info.sca.lvb@arthritis.org
Fax: 702/367-6381
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Friday) Pacific
Contact Southern California Chapter
Toll-free: 800/954-2873
