There was general agreement that our early program efforts should focus on secondary and tertiary prevention. This focus on persons affected by arthritis will allow us to better demonstrate that our programs have had an impact on the burden of arthritis. Please plan for the next five years. We are willing to work with folks on the state plans. Data will not be available when as the state plans are being written.
Timing always seems to be an issue.
Chad Helmick and his crew are going to take a look at more recent National Health Interview Survey data. If you have difficulty in making this happen, we can talk to folks back at CDC and see how we can make that happen. We recognize that the pieces are not going to be timed perfectly. We will work together to solve these issues. We are developing new relationships.