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Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Conditions Primary Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control Deadline: 4/1/2001; 8/1/2001; 12/1/2001 KEYWORDS The Arthritis Program in the Division of Adult and Community Health is working to implement the National Arthritis Action Plan-a Public Health Strategy to decrease the burden of arthritis in the United States. Arthritis is the leading cause of chronic pain and disability in the United States. Opportunities exist to reduce the burden of arthritis and its impact by increasing knowledge of arthritis, self management of arthritis, and the importance of physical activity and weight control among both people with arthritis and health care providers. Self Management Programs and Materials There is interest in the development, application and evaluation of innovative interventions to increase self management, including weight control and physical activity, among persons with arthritis. Self management (weight control and exercise) programs have been shown to have beneficial effects for people with arthritis. Although effective strategies for self management exist, few have been adequately implemented. The focus of proposed projects should reflect target populations at high risk of arthritis. Design, develop, and evaluate a CD-ROM or Web-based arthritis self management programs for different population groups that may include low income, minority, elderly, rural, or non-English-speaking audiences. Design, develop, and evaluate education materials (e.g., videos, cassettes, workbooks, etc.) addressing self management for different population groups that may include low income, minority, elderly, rural, or non-English-speaking audiences. Design, develop and evaluate weight control (weight loss) programs and/or materials that are safe and effective for people with arthritis. Exercise equipment, instructional materials and assistive devices There is interest in the development, application and evaluation of exercise equipment appropriate for people with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions. Persons with arthritis need to do both aerobic and resistive physical activity. There is limited amount of exercise equipment that is safe and easy to operate by persons with arthritis who are unable to use existing exercise equipment. Persons with arthritis can also benefit from devices that prevent or minimize functional limitations, and packaged instructions on how to exercise safely with their specific type of arthritis or degree of limitation. Design, develop and evaluate low-impact exercise equipment designed to be safe and easy to operate by people with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions who are unable to use existing exercise equipment. Design, develop and evaluate resistive exercise equipment designed to be safe and easy to operate by people with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions who are unable to use existing exercise equipment. Develop adaptive equipment, assistive devices, and/or instructional materials directed toward preventing or minimizing functional limitations or preserving independence among persons with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions. Develop and evaluate instructional materials (i.e. videotapes) on exercise or physical activity that are tailored to different types or arthritis or different levels of disease activity or functional limitations. Physician and Other Health care Provider Education/Training Methods are needed to increase awareness of self management and develop programs to build self management education and physical activity recommendations into routine care for people with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions. Design, develop and evaluate materials to educate or train physicians and/or other health care professionals on the importance of self management and how to foster increased self management among their patients. Design, develop and evaluate materials to educate or train physicians and/or other health care professionals on the importance of physical activity and how to foster increased appropriate physical activity among their patients. For programmatic information, contact: Joe Sniezek, M.D., M.P.H. 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Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724 (770) 488-4824; Fax: (770) 488-1662 Email: tmj1@cdc.gov For administrative and business information, contact: Joanne Wojcik Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Procurement and Grants Office Mail Stop E13 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta, Georgia 30341 (770) 488-2717; Fax: (770) 488-2777 Email: jcw6@cdc.gov NOTE: The Solicitations listed on this site are partial copies from the various SBIR agency solicitations and are not necessarily the latest and most up-to-date. For this reason, you should always use the suggested links on our reference pages. These will take you directly to the appropriate agency information where you can read the official version of the solicitation you are interested in. The official link for this page is: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm. Solicitation closing dates are: April 1, August 1, and December 1, 2001