why take action

what we are doing

• press conferences
• letters to politicians
• meetings with politicians
• press releases
• committee participation
• election campaigns
  • federal
  • provincial

what you can do

• letters to politicians
• letters to the editor
• speaking to politicians

what others are doing

• speeches
• letters to the editor

arthritis fact sheets

• who gets arthritis
• access to medications
• arthritis—the real story

Letters to Politicians

JointHealth™, through its parent organization Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE), writes many letters to government. ACE writes to government on a broad range of issues-sometimes alone, and sometimes in partnership with other organizations.

		Canada
		Dec 10, 2007
		Alabama
		Alaska
		Alberta
		Jan 12, 2009
		Jan 2, 2008
		Dec 19, 2007
		Dec 12, 2007
		Sep 26, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Mar 20, 2007
		Dec 18, 2006
		Arizona
		Arkansas
		British Columbia
		Jan 31, 2011
		Dec 2, 2007
		Sep 10, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Mar 15, 2007
		Nov 11, 2006
		Sep 6, 2006
		California
		Colorado
		Connecticut
		Delaware
		District of Columbia
		Florida
		Georgia
		Hawaii
		Idaho
		Illinois
		Indiana
		Iowa
		Kansas
		Kentucky
		Louisiana
		Maine
		Manitoba
		Jan 2, 2008
		Dec 19, 2007
		Dec 3, 2007
		Oct 2, 2007
		Sep 26, 2007
		Mar 20, 2007
		Dec 18, 2006
		Maryland
		Massachusetts
		Michigan
		Minnesota
		Mississippi
		Missouri
		Montana
		Nebraska
		Nevada
		New Brunswick
		Mar 2, 2009
		Jan 2, 2008
		Dec 19, 2007
		Dec 10, 2007
		Sep 26, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Mar 20, 2007
		Dec 18, 2006
		New Hampshire
		New Jersey
		New Mexico
		New York
		Newfoundland and Labrador
		Feb 16, 2009
		Jan 2, 2008
		Dec 19, 2007
		Dec 12, 2007
		Sep 26, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Mar 20, 2007
		Dec 18, 2006
		North Carolina
		North Dakota
		Northwest Territories
		Sep 26, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Mar 20, 2007
		Dec 18, 2006
		Nova Scotia
		Mar 2, 2009
		Jan 2, 2008
		Dec 19, 2007
		Nov 27, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Nunavut
		Sep 26, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Mar 20, 2007
		Dec 18, 2006
		Ohio
		Oklahoma
		Ontario
		May 20, 2008
		Jan 2, 2008
		Dec 19, 2007
		Dec 12, 2007
		Sep 26, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Mar 20, 2007
		Dec 18, 2006
		Oregon
		Pennsylvania
		Prince Edward Island
		Jan 2, 2008
		Dec 19, 2007
		Dec 10, 2007
		Sep 26, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Mar 20, 2007
		Dec 18, 2006
		Québec
		Dec 19, 2007
		Dec 12, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Mar 20, 2007
		Dec 18, 2006
		Rhode Island
		Saskatchewan
		Jan 2, 2008
		Dec 19, 2007
		Sep 19, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Mar 20, 2007
		Dec 15, 2006
		South Carolina
		South Dakota
		Tennessee
		Texas
		Utah
		Vermont
		Virginia
		Washington
		West Virginia
		Wisconsin
		Wyoming
		Yukon
		Dec 10, 2007
		Sep 26, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Aug 15, 2007
		Mar 20, 2007
		Dec 18, 2006

JointHealth™ programs

• expressBreaking news alerts about arthritis. more...
• monthlyEasy-to-read, research-based information for people living with arthritis, their families, health professionals and the public in a monthly newsletter. more...
• web workshopsThe latest arthritis information presented in video by leading researchers, rheumatologists and arthritis advocates. more...
• surveysSurveys designed to gather the views and opinions of real people living with arthritis. more...
• report cardCompares publicly funded medication formularies across Canada. more...
• medications guideA listing of medications most commonly prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and osteoarthritis. more...
• podcastsConversations with leading Canadian rheumatologists, arthritis research scientists and people living with arthritis that can be downloaded on your iPod. more...