Arthritis Program

A large number of women in the United States, particularly women of color, suffer from arthritis.  A state’s participation in the federally funded state-based arthritis program is critical to increasing awareness of arthritis as a public health problem and creating education, intervention and treatment strategies for people living with arthritis. 

  • Arthritis Program1

      Strength Of Policy 2007 Change From 2004
    ALABAMA Meets Policy  
    ALASKA Limited Policy  
    ARIZONA Limited Policy  
    ARKANSAS Limited Policy  
    CALIFORNIA Meets Policy  
    COLORADO Limited Policy  
    CONNECTICUT Limited Policy  
    DELAWARE No/Harmful Policy  
    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA No/Harmful Policy  
    FLORIDA Meets Policy  
    GEORGIA Meets Policy  
    HAWAII No/Harmful Policy  
    IDAHO Limited Policy  
    ILLINOIS Meets Policy  
    INDIANA Limited Policy  
    IOWA Limited Policy  
    KANSAS Limited Policy  
    KENTUCKY Limited Policy  
    LOUISIANA No/Harmful Policy  
    MAINE No/Harmful Policy  
    MARYLAND Limited Policy  
    MASSACHUSETTS No/Harmful Policy  
    MICHIGAN Limited Policy  
    MINNESOTA Meets Policy  
    MISSISSIPPI No/Harmful Policy  
    MISSOURI Meets Policy  
    MONTANA No/Harmful Policy  
    NEBRASKA Limited Policy  
    NEVADA Limited Policy  
    NEW HAMPSHIRE No/Harmful Policy  
    NEW JERSEY Weak Policy  
    NEW MEXICO Limited Policy  
    NEW YORK Limited Policy  
    NORTH CAROLINA Limited Policy  
    NORTH DAKOTA No/Harmful Policy  
    OHIO Limited Policy  
    OKLAHOMA Limited Policy  
    OREGON Limited Policy  
    PENNSYLVANIA Limited Policy  
    RHODE ISLAND Limited Policy  
    SOUTH CAROLINA Limited Policy  
    SOUTH DAKOTA No/Harmful Policy  
    TENNESSEE Limited Policy  
    TEXAS Limited Policy  
    UTAH Meets Policy  
    VERMONT Limited Policy  
    VIRGINIA Limited Policy  
    WASHINGTON No/Harmful Policy  
    WEST VIRGINIA No/Harmful Policy  
    WISCONSIN Limited Policy  
    WYOMING No/Harmful Policy  
     
    Meets PolicyMeets Policy 8  
    Limited PolicyLimited Policy 28  
    Weak PolicyWeak Policy 1  
    No/Harmful PolicyNo/Harmful Policy 14  
    Better Better 0  
    Worse Worse 0  
    Same Same 0  
    • 1. The CDC is not currently awarding new funding for state cooperative agreements and no new funding has been awarded since 2003. The CDC does not anticipate making new program funding awards until the current project period ends in 2008. Therefore, the 2007 Report Card reports the same data as in the 2004 Report Card.

    Does the state receive the higher level of federal funds to expand its arthritis program?

    The CDC provides two funding levels for the state-based arthritis programs, awarding higher funding to states demonstrating a greater commitment to addressing arthritis. (1) States receive a "meets policy" if they are funded at the higher level. States receive a "limited policy" if they are funded at the lower level. States receive a "weak policy" if they apply for but do not receive any federal funding for expanding their arthritis programs. States receive a "no policy" if they do not apply for federal funds.

    Data Source: Arthritis Program, FY 2004.

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Arthritis: State Programs," August 2005 (for programs funded through 2003), available at http://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/state_programs/index.htm, accessed May 23, 2007.
     

1. The higher level of CDC funding is called Capacity Building Funding Category B. It has an average award of $290,000 to be used for training staff, expanding partnerships, increasing public awareness, strengthening surveillance, establishing advisory bodies, coordinating statewide arthritis activities and testing interventions. The lower level of funding is called Capacity Building Funding Category A and is, on average, about $140,000. It is to be used to lay the groundwork for arthritis activities by building partnerships and establishing surveillance and planning processes.