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MAOP Press Release: Partnerships Help Reach Missourians

June 29, 2016 / Awareness, Current Affairs, Physical Activity, Research, Self-Management

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program June 29, 2016 (888) 702-8818 Working Together to Improve Lives of Missourians with Chronic Conditions Americans are living longer. People with chronic (continue or recur again over a long amount of time) health conditions, such as arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease, are also living and working […]

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What’s your Mid-Year’s Resolution?

June 30, 2015 / Current Affairs, Physical Activity, Self-Management

Tomorrow marks 6 months in to the New Year (2015). Looking back on the past six-months, how would you say you've done on your New Year's Resolution? Did you take our challenge of saying "I resolve to take Steps to Better Health in 2015"? How many times have you sat down and made an action

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You Can Help Change the Numbers – Steps to Better Health

June 11, 2015 / Awareness, Current Affairs, Research, Self-Management

As we mentioned in our June 5 Press Release (Arthritis Makes Life Tougher for Missourians Living with Chronic Conditions; Self-Management Programs Can Help), "Non-drug options to reduce pain and improve function include increasing physical activity and participating in self-management programs. Only 11% of Missouri adults with arthritis have attended a self-management course or class to

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MAOP Press Release – Missouri Programs Can Improve Quality of Life

June 5, 2015 / Awareness, Current Affairs, Physical Activity, Research, Self-Management

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program June 5, 2015 (888) 702-8818 Arthritis Makes Life Tougher for Missourians Living with Chronic Conditions; Self-Management Programs Can Help What is one thing diabetes and heart disease have in common? Both are chronic (continuing or occur again over a long amount of

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CDC Report on the Impact of Arthritis and Multiple Chronic Conditions Released

June 5, 2015 / Awareness, Current Affairs, Physical Activity, Research, Self-Management

Today, June 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their weekly public health information and recommendations report (MMWR, Vol. 64, No. 21); this report has information of note for the arthritis community. As many of us with chronic conditions know, life can be more difficult when faced with one or more disease

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NWHW: It’s All About You

May 15, 2015 / Awareness, Current Affairs, Physical Activity, Self-Management

It’s National Women’s Health Week, but women’s health is vital every week. Indeed, women often keep track of their families’ health needs in addition to their own. Women also have to contend with health risks and issues that affect them differently. As Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services notes:

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Put a Spring in Your Step

April 25, 2015 / Current Affairs, Physical Activity, Self-Management

We hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful spring weather in Missouri. Are you ready to be put a spring in your step? You can take a Step to Better Health today! Here's our latest list of self-management and physical activity classes starting soon in a city near you: *4/20-5/25, Living a Healthy Life (CDSMP), Mondays

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Spring Forward Into Steps for Better Health

March 30, 2015 / Current Affairs, Physical Activity, Self-Management

It's been a busy few weeks with the start of Daylight Savings Time March 8 and the beginning of Spring on March 20. We've been busy planning out Steps to Better Health classes for you! In Missouri, the saying often goes – "If you don't like the weather, give it a few minutes." With constantly

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Who’s Ready to Take a Step to Better Health?

March 3, 2015 / Current Affairs, Physical Activity, Self-Management

If you're ready to take a Step to Better Health, there are classes starting in a community near you. If you do not see a class listed, please contact your Regional Arthritis Center (RAC) to see about getting one scheduled!

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We Love our Caregivers!

February 13, 2015 / Current Affairs, Self-Management

Happy Valentine's Day to all of you! Here at the Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program, we appreciate all of our program leaders and trainers, partners, and especially all of our program participants. On this Valentine's Day, we want to make sure that we don't leave Missouri's caregivers out. Caregivers help to ensure that aging persons

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