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The Arthritis Foundation, Pacific Region, serves almost 6.7 million adults and nearly 48,000 children with arthritis and related diseases in Arizona, Greater California, Hawaii and Nevada.

We are committed to raising awareness and reducing the impact of arthritis, a serious, painful and unacceptable disease that robs people of living life to its fullest. In support of our mission, we offer education, research grants, advocacy and other vital programs and services to improve the lives of those with arthritis and related diseases.

QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMS

The Arthritis Foundation offers many programs and services to improve the quality of life for those affected by arthritis, including warm-water and land-based exercise classes, Tai Chi, and self-help courses taught by Arthritis Foundation certified instructors. The foundation also offers community education and free literature to the public. Find out more.

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New Policy Report Encourages Physical Activity

On May 16 on Capitol Hill, the Arthritis Foundation released Environmental and Policy Strategies to Increase Physical Activity Among Adults With Arthritis, a resource for making physical activity convenient and accessible for adults with arthritis. The new report aims to motivate health agencies, businesses, recreation facilities, and others as partners in providing physical activity opportunities that meet the needs of people with arthritis.

YOUTH PROGRAMS

Arthritis affects almost 300,000 children in the United States, with almost 42,000 residing within our Regional 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.

RESEARCH

The Arthritis Foundation is the largest non-profit, private funder of arthritis research in the world, and has provided more than $400 million in research grants to more than 2,200 researchers since its inception in 1948.

It is committed to supporting the highest quality research that will lead to the prevention, control and cure of arthritis and related diseases.

• Local researchers have received local and national grants of more than $11 million from the Arthritis Foundation since 1997
• To learn about the latest Research advances, visit the Research section of arthritis.org
• You can help fund research for a cure! Contact Vickie Fung at the Pacific Region office (vfung@arthritis.org; 323.954.5750 for more information

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