Farming with Arthritis
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Arthritis is a disease common to older adults and especially Ohio farmers due to high-risk work demands. Arthritis impacts one's health, quality of life, and economic livelihood. The purpose of our project is to encourage arthritis prevention and management efforts.
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IMPACT. 1: Arthritis screening tool for farmers developed, revised, and tested over the past three years and shared with Extension agents in six states. Training manuals developed and disseminated to OSU Extension educators to replicate project. Over 800 Ohio farmers and rural older adults screened. A majority had minimal-moderate risk for arthritis and encouraged to contact local healthcare providers. Sixty-one students from OSU and Shawnee State learned about health problems of rural older adults and trained to administer screenings. Fifty-five community healthcare professionals received continuing education in arthritis.
OSU PARTNERS: College of Medicine; Wexner Medical Center; Occupational Therapy; Pharmacy; OSU Extension
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Shawnee State University; Southern Ohio Medical Center; Berger Health Systems
PRIMARY CONTACT: Margaret Teaford (Teaford.1@osu.edu); Sharon Flinn (Sharon.flinn@osumc.edu)