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Please click on the below links to view resources provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):   The 1-2-3 Approach to Provider Outreach Spread the Word through Ambassador Outreach Self-Management Education Issue Briefs Executive Summary of ASMP/CDSMP Meta-Analysis Compendium of Arthritis-Appropriate Physical Activity and Self-Management Education Interventions    

Fall-Proofing your home With so many falls occurring at home, one must take the precaution in fall-proofing their homes. Many of the falls that occur can be prevented if one took steps to proof both the inside and outside. National Institute of Health Senior Health’s website list some tips and steps to help fall-proof your

       As our parents, loved ones, and we continue to grow older in age, we are worried about their/our safety, especially when living alone. In particular, falls are a huge risk for older people with physical and mobile problems. With risks for bone fractures, breaks, and possible death, we need to go to

Please find below the links for CDSME course paperwork, as well as new CDSME Leader and Master Trainer paperwork.  If you have any questions about the paperwork, please contact your Regional Arthritis Center (RAC) Coordinator. This paperwork will go into effect immediately following a training session with your RAC.  All leaders and Master Trainers will

The updated MAOP Brochure (with current RAC contact information and the new program brand "Steps to Better Health") is now located here on the Resource Sharing page.  Additionally, the updated inserts for the brochure, with new CDSMP program name "Living a Healthy Life" and new icons, are also located here on the Resource Sharing page. 

“It was time to take care of me.”  These words, spoken by Sherri Hayes, 52, of Kansas City, Missouri – North, ring true for many participants of self-management programs.  Hayes acted as a caregiver for her parents and in-laws who were aging and had chronic health conditions for a number of years.  When she was

A copy of the renewed Stanford University License for Self-Management Programs (Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, Tomando Control de su Salud) is now available in the left column "Documents": Stanford University License – Self-Management Programs.  This license is what goes in the first few pages of every Master Trainer manual and Leader Manual for the above

A new document was added to the left hand column "Documents" on this page.  This document, Pathways to Healthier Living, is a brochure that the Northeast Missouri RAC uses with their health system partners.  You can click on the brochure title in this post, or directly on the link in the "Documents" column for "Health

Register now for an allied health professionals conference near you – no matter where you are!  A conference on Rheumatoid Arthritis will be held in Kirksville, Missouri on March 23.  One great thing about this conference is that it is also being broadcast live as a webinar so you can participate from your home or