Arthritis Walk

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2008 Tulsa Arthritis Walk
12:30 pm Registration
Whiteside Park
For more information
www.arthritis.org
918-495-3553
The national sponsors for the Arthritis Foundation Arthritis Walk are Nature Made® TripleFlex™, Pfizer Animal Health Rimadyl, Biomet and Arthritis Today magazine.The Arthritis Foundation is calling for people to take action against arthritis by participating in the 2008 Tulsa Arthritis Walk.  The annual nationwide event kicks off in May during national Arthritis Month, raising funds and awareness to fight arthritis, the nation's leading cause of disability.  

The Tulsa Arthritis Walk will take place on Sunday, May 4 at Whiteside Park.  To get involved or form a walk team, visit www.arthritis.org or call 918-495-3553.

Doctor-diagnosed arthritis is more widespread than imagined, affecting 46 million Americans, or one out of five adults and approximately 300,000 children.  Here in Oklahoma, arthritis effects 1 in 3 people.

"The Arthritis Foundation is here to help people with arthritis take a more active role in managing their disease.  Participating in the Arthritis Walk can be a first step toward the healthy lifestyle that may help prevent or control arthritis," said John H. Klippel, M.D., president and CEO of the Arthritis Foundation.

The Arthritis Walk takes place in communities nationwide each May in conjunction with National Arthritis Month.  There are more than 400 local Arthritis Walks, each featuring a three-mile and one-mile course.  

Participants can walk for a friend or a family member with arthritis, while people with arthritis wear blue hats to signify they are walking to take control of their arthritis.  In Tulsa, pet owners are invited to bring their leashed dogs to walk with them at the event.  

In 2007, more than 75,000 walkers participated and helped raise money to fund arthritis research, health education and government advocacy efforts to improve the lives of those living with arthritis.
 
The Arthritis Foundation is the only nationwide, not-for-profit health organization helping people take greater control of arthritis by leading efforts to prevent, control and cure arthritis and related diseases -- the nation's number one cause of disability.

For more information on arthritis, to volunteer or to build an Arthritis Walk team, visit www.arthritis.org or call 918-495-3553.
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