- Examples From The Field
- Tip Sheets & Tools
- Introduction
- 2.5 Retaining and Recognizing
- 1.1 Systems Approach
- 1.2 Identifying System Partners
- 2.6 Recruiting Program Facilities
- 2.7 Recruiting Participants
- 1.3 Marketing to System Partners
- 2.8 Managing Class Logistics
- 1.4 Securing the Commitment
- 2.9 Monitoring Reach
- 1.5 Sustaining the Partnership
- 2.10 Quality and Risk Management
- 2.1 Getting Organized
- 2.2 Recruiting Trainers
- 2.11 Supporting Programs
- 2.3 Recruiting Leaders
- 2.12 Special Populations
- 2.4 Training Leaders
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Overview
This section is designed to provide an opportunity for Arthritis Foundation and state health department staff to learn from the experiences of their colleagues. These examples were compiled in 2006. See below for a listing of the examples.
Contact information is provided so that you can inquire about the current status of the project and/or obtain more detailed information. Users of the Step-by-Step Guide are encouraged to submit other success stories to be shared on the Web site. Send these to the Arthritis Foundation, Public Health Department, 1330 W. Peachtree, Atlanta, GA 30309 or send an email.
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT
- Mapping Identifies Targets For Illinois Arthritis Programs
- Using Local Research to Guide Partnership Development and Program Delivery in Kansas
BUILDING AND SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIPS
- AF Mid-West Chapters’ Experience: Marketing To Managed Care Organizations
- AF Southern California Chapter Gains New Systems PartnerWith Atria Senior Living Group
- Increasing Reach in Illinois through Partnerships
RECRUITING LEADERS AND INSTRUCTORS
- AF Massachusetts Chapter PartnersWith Community College to Train Students as AF Exercise Program Instructors
- Nebraska Expands AF Programs through Professional Groups and Systems
TRAINING AND RETAINING PROGRAM PERSONNEL
- AF Indiana Chapter Supports Its Program Personnel
- AF Michigan Chapter Training and Communication Tips
- AF Northeastern Ohio Chapter’s Success In Training and Retaining Program Trainers And Leaders
RECRUITING PROGRAM FACILITIES
- AF Northern New England Chapter Adds the AF Self-Help Program to Aquatic Sites as Part of the Arthritis Fitness Project in Vermont
- AF Tennessee Chapter PartnersWith Americorp to Expand AF Programs
INCREASING PROGRAM AWARENESS AND MARKETING TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
- AF Massachusetts Chapter Uses Marketing Campaigns To Increase Program Awareness
- AF Michigan Chapter Conducts Program Marketing Campaigns
DATA COLLECTION AND QUALITY MONITORING
- AF Michigan Chapter and State Health Department Collaborate On Outcome Evaluation
- AF New Jersey Chapter Develops New Site Visit Model
REACHING AND WORKING WITH SPECIAL POPULATIONS
- AF Southern California Chapter Reaches New Population with The Programa De Manejo Personal De La Arthritis (Spanish Arthritis Self-Management Program)
- Outreach into The Chatham And North Lawndale Communities of Greater Chicago
- Rural and Plain Communities Targeted For Outreach in Indiana
- Indiana Finds Success in Reaching the African American Population
- AF Michigan Chapter Reaches out to the Jewish Communities of Detroit
- AF New York Chapter Offers Self-Help and Exercise Classes to Spanish-Speaking Communities
- Partnership with Extension Services Provides AF Programs in Rural Counties in Tennessee
