August 16, 2011 (Vancouver, B.C.) - To avoid most diseases, including many types of arthritis, recommendations often focus on diet and exercise such as, eat nutritious foods, exercise and maintain a healthy body weight. Given these guidelines, Kelly Barber, Assistant Chief of Coquitlam Fire and Rescue, should move through life effortlessly, but Kelly is currently recovering from a hip replacement.  Read more...

With the slogan Arthritis is cured! (if you want it), the National Arthritis Awareness Program (NAAP) positively promotes interest, activity and conversation about the disease and its impact on the Canadian public and healthcare professionals. The first comprehensive, national arthritis awareness program in Canada, NAAP had a successful Year One in 2009-2010 starting a national conversation about arthritis led by Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) and The Arthritis Society.  Read more...