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Missouri Information for Community Assessment (MICA) is an interactive system that allows the user to create and download tables, based on selected variables from the following data files: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 1994-2004 (under reconstruction) Births 1990-2007 11/18/08 Cancer Registry 1996-2006 04/16/09 Deaths 1990-2007 02/01/09 Emergency Room 1994-2006 04/14/08 Fertility Rate MICA 1990-2007 […]

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The Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program has generated and will continue to generate the reports that reflect the burden of arthritis and osteoporosis in Missouri. Missouri Information for Community Assessment (MICA): Allows for generation of a table by disease condition for a specific diagnosis, year of occurrence, age, race, sex, county and/or zip code. Profiles:

African American | Aging | Alternative & Complementary Therapy | Arthritis | Assistance | Assistive Devices | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | Clinical Trials | Disability | Disease Management | Exercise/Physical Activity | Fibromyalgia | Juvenile Arthritis | Literature Search | Lupus | Medicare | Medications | Missouri | National Resources | Nutrition | Osteoporosis |

Training The CDC collaborated with the Directors of Health Promotion and Education* (DHPE) and the Arthritis Foundation* (AF) to develop two online educational programs designed to increase knowledge about arthritis and its associated public health challenges. Direct links to the courses listed below cannot be provided. You can copy the address for the course into

These medical institutions are renowned for programs in the areas of arthritis education, clinical care, and/or research. Saint Luke’s Hospitalhttp://www.saint-lukes.org/ Saint Francis Medical Centerhttp://www.sfmc.net/ Mercy – Springfield http://www.mercy.net/springfieldmo A.T. Still University http://www.atsu.edu/kcom Heartland Healthhttp://www.heartland-health.com Washington University School of MedicineDivision of Rheumatologyhttp://wums.wustl.edu St. Louis UniversitySchool of Medicine,Division of Rheumatology314-577-8467 or http://www.slu.edu School of Public Health:314-977-8150 or

The Missouri Arthritis Advisory Board (MAAB) advises and assists the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program in developing and implementing programs, to partner and to provide education and community-based services for people with arthritis and related conditions, and to reduce the disability of rheumatic disease and improve quality

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) – Discoid Lupus Lupus is an autoimmune disease and is classified under the umbrella of arthritis. The disease can affect various parts of the body including the skin, joints, blood, and kidneys. With lupus, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between foreign substances and its own cells