This framework was developed by the MN Department of Health and the MN Arthritis Foundation with their partners. It is intended to be a work in progress. The MACC will help develop action strategies to meet the plan's goals. Provide programs and information to people affected by arthritis. Identify ways to avoid duplication of services, coordinate community efforts and fill in the gaps.
Information is key to guiding our projects.
We need to know which groups are affected by arthritis in Minnesota, how they are affected and what they need to be healthy and productive. This information will help us direct our programs to those people in greatest need. Work with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Minnesota Board on Aging to provide information to older Minnesotans participating in the senior dining programs and senior centers through an information campaign in the fall of 2000. Work with the MN News Network, a statewide network of radio stations to provide listeners with information about the early identification of arthritis and resources for more information. Use the MN state agency's interactive distance learning system to make training for health professionals about arthritis and programs for people affected with arthritis accessible through downlinks at multiple locations across the state.