Resource Library
The Osteoarthritis (OA) Action Alliance is committed to providing members and all interested parties with resources to assist with osteoarthritis prevention and control efforts. Resources include statistics on the OA burden, background information on osteoarthritis and arthritis, and solutions for managing OA and arthritis.
Resources from the OA Action Alliance:
- Reducing the Burden of Osteoarthritis: A National Call to Action
- Osteoarthritis: A Troubling Picture
Injury Prevention:
Physical Activity:
Self-Management Education:
Weight Management:
Resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
- Basic Facts about Osteoarthritis
- A National Health Public Agenda for Osteoarthritis
- Latest Osteoarthritis Research
- Quick Stats on Arthritis
- Data and Statistics on Arthritis
- Key Public Health Messages for Arthritis
- Recommended Community Programs and Interventions for Arthritis, including OA
- Podcasts on Arthritis
Resources from the Arthritis Foundation:
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.
The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance (OAAA) is an independent organization and references made by the OAAA or on this website to any specific commercial or non-commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by any of the individual OAAA member organizations.