Lifestyle Management Programs for Arthritis
CDC-Recommended and Promising Programs
The CDC Arthritis Program recommends evidence-based programs that are proven to improve the quality of life of people with arthritis. Recommended programs are those that have shown improvements in arthritis symptoms, such as pain or limitations in function, and that have some level of support for program oversight and organized, wide-scale delivery. Promising programs are programs with promising evaluation data and which are building the infrastructure to support program delivery across the country. Over time, CDC may elevate promising programs to a recommended status.
Learn about the programs that CDC currently recommends or considers promising.
Community-based programs that teach participants to safely increase their physical activity to manage arthritis or other chronic conditions.
Interactive workshops in the community that teach participants skills for managing arthritis or other chronic conditions.
CDC's Arthritis Program uses specific criteria to screen intervention programs for arthritis-appropriateness, adequate evidence base, and infrastructure necessary for widespread dissemination as a public health intervention.
The programs on our watch list are currently undergoing evaluation to determine their effects on the health of people with arthritis. CDC’s Arthritis Program periodically screens these programs for their potential as recommended or promising programs.
Marketing Tools to Promote Lifestyle Management Programs
CDC and our partners created tools that can be used to promote physical activity and self-management education intervention programs to potential program participants or referrers. Tools currently available include
- The 1-2-3 Approach to Provider Outreach
- Spread the Word: Marketing Self-Management Education Through Ambassador Outreach
- Self-Management Education Issue Briefs
- ASMP/CDSMP Meta-Analysis Executive Summary
- Compendium of Arthritis- Appropriate Interventions