Strengthening Statewide Partnerships to Expand Access to Needed Programs

Submission Date: October 2014

State/Territory Submitted on the Behalf of: California

States/Territories Involved: California

Funding Source: CDC

CDC Funding:

Yes

CDC Funding (Specified):

CDC-RFA-DP12-1210 State Public Health Approaches to Improving Arthritis Outcomes

Domain Addressed:

Community-Clinical Linkages

Public Health Issue:

• Evidence-based self-management programs such as the CDSMP improve the lives of people with arthritis and other chronic conditions.
• Yet only 14% of 5.3 million California adults with arthritis report they’ve taken a self-management course.
• Organizations in California are interested in offering quality, evidence-based programs to their constituents but need training and technical assistance to get new courses up & running.

Project Objectives:

The central aim of the California Arthritis Partnership program (CAPP) is to improve the quality of life among persons affected by arthritis. The CAPP uses CDC funding to strengthen partnerships with other chronic disease programs, state Arthritis Foundation chapters/regions and other partners, improve their ability to monitor the burden of arthritis, coordinate activities, and to promote self-management education and physical activity.

Program Action:

• The California Arthritis Partnership Program (CAPP), along with the leadership of the California Department of Aging (CDA) and Partners in Care Foundation (PICF), plays a pivotal role in expanding the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program and guiding the California Healthier Living Coalition which collaborates with community organizations, Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), faith based organizations, health care organizations, and businesses in the delivery of CDSMP interventions and the expansion of delivery system partners.
• CAPP interacts with the partners in these ways:
  • Shares arthritis resources (e.g., brochures, publications, tools)
  • Funds training and resources

Impact/Accomplishments:

• Of the 16 delivery system partners involved with CAPP in CDSMP implementation between July 2013 and June 2014 almost 3/4 of them came on board after 2008 and of those about half became partners within the last year. Delivery system partners include large health insurers, health providers, Area Agencies on Aging, national drug stores and local health departments.
• During the time period of July 2013-June 2014, CAPP worked with these partners to reach enroll 3,965 people and, on average, retained 70% of these participants, a high retention rate.
• One participant describes the CDSMP workshop benefits this way: “I came (to the workshop) because I was looking for education on dealing with chronic pain and other problems…having the group really made the program because even though our conditions are different, the problems are the same. It’s a candle at the end of the tunnel.” He adds, “I’ve seen people improve by taking the workshop.”

Program Areas:

Arthritis

State Contact Information:

CA
Mary Strode, Program Director
California Arthritis Partnership Program, CA Department of Public Health
916-552-9900
Mary.Strode@cdph.ca.gov

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