About the Self-Management Education Working Group:
As a coalition, the OA Action Alliance undertakes its work through four working groups comprised of volunteers who are members of concerned organizations in the public health community. These working groups are based on the four primary recommendations outlined in A National Public Health Agenda for Osteoarthritis. The areas addressed are injury prevention, physical activity, self-management education and weight management.
Mission Statement
The Self Management Education Working Group is unified under the first of four recommended public health interventions outlined in the National Public Health Agenda for Osteoarthritis which describes self management education as, "a process to help adults with a chronic condition learn how to manage their condition, prevent its short-and long-term health consequences, and achieve the best possible quality of life" as well as, "a valuable public health intervention and a useful adjunct to care delivered in a clinical setting." Read more here.
Group Leadership
Chair, OA Action Alliance Self Management Education Working Group
Founder & CEO, American Chronic Pain Association
As the founder of ACPA, Penney has been an advocate and consumer representative for pain issues for over 30 years. Penney sees the OA Action Alliance as an excellent platform for positive change in the lives of people with OA and OA-related pain, a primary reason why ACPA became a founding member of the Alliance. Learn more about what Penney and ACPA have to say about OA and the OA Action Alliance by clicking here.
Contact
For more information about the Self Management Education work group, please contact Jeannine Galloway at jgalloway@arthritis.org.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and affects approximately 27 million Americans. In 2004, OA-related hospital costs alone were estimated at $22.6 billion.
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