RESOURCE LIST FOR ARTHRITIS
The following organizations may be helpful in helping you care for someone with arthritis:
Arthritis Foundation
P.O. Box 7669
Atlanta, GA 30357-0669
Phone: 1-800-568-4045
About Us: "The Arthritis Foundation ... helps people take control of arthritis by providing public health education; pursuing public policy and legislation; and conducting evidence-based programs to improve the quality of life for those living with arthritis."
American College of Rheumatology
1800 Century Place, Suite 250
Atlanta, GA 30345-4300
Phone: 1-404-633-3777
Fax: 1-404-633-1870
About Us: The ACR "is an organization of and for physicians, health professionals, and scientists that advances rheumatology through programs of education, research, advocacy and practice support that foster excellence in the care of people with arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases."
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Information Clearinghouse
National Institutes of Health
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
Phone: 1-301-495-4484
Toll Free: 1-877-22-NIAMS (226-4267)
TTY: 1-301-565-2966
Fax: 1-301-718-6366
Email: NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov
About Us: The mission of NIAMS "is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases."
Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center
Attn: Wes Linda
5200 Eastern Ave
Suite 4100
Baltimore, MD 21224
OR (for appointment information):
John Hopkins Arthritis Center
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Phone: 1-410-550-2400
FAX: 1-410-550-5601
About Us: "The mission of the Johns Hopkins Arthritis WebSite is to provide a high quality, interactive, educational program for health care professionals about diseases that cause arthritis and their treatments."