Arthritis Foundation

The Arthritis Foundation is the largest national nonprofit organization solely dedicated to the prevention, control and cure of arthritis, the nation's leading cause of disability. 

Arthritis Action Month   Advocate  

May is Arthritis Action Month. All month long, the Arthritis Foundation urges you TAKE ACTION to change the course of arthritis and raise awareness about America's #1 cause of disability. There's a lot you can do to raise awareness and reduce the serious impact of this terrible disease. The life-changing burdens of arthritis are unacceptable – and more people need to know! One way you can help is by pledging to give each time you make a status update or send a tweet - you set the amount. Use our hash tag on twitter during the month of may: #ArthritisAction. You can find out other ways to take action and raise awareness during the month here: Arthritis Action Month

A Nation In Pain

Arthritis is a term used to describe more than 100 different conditions that affect joints as well as other parts of the body. Arthritis is one of the most prevalent chronic health problems and the nation’s most common causes of disability.

Some Quick Facts:

1. Arthritis is a more frequent cause of activity limitation than heart disease, cancer or diabetes.
2. By 2030, an estimated 67 million of Americans aged 18 years or older are projected to have doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
3. Nearly 300,000 children in the US suffer from a form of Juvenile Arthritis.
4. Arthritis and rheumatic conditions cost the U.S. economy $128 billion annually.

Get more facts: Arthritis Prevelance

Research holds the key to preventing, controlling, & curing arthritis, the nation’s leading cause of disability.

About the Arthritis Foundation

The Arthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org) is committed to raising awareness and reducing the impact of arthritis, which strikes one in every five adults and 300,000 children, and is the nation’s leading cause of disability. To conquer this painful, debilitating and unacceptable disease, we support education, research, advocacy and other vital programs and services.