Welcome to Advocacy @ The Arthritis Society!

The Arthritis Society is committed to advocacy as one of the three pillars that supports our mandate to provide quality of life to those touched by arthritis, while working to minimize its future impact on Canadians.

In the Advocacy section of The Arthritis Society’s website, you will find tools you can use for many different advocacy purposes. Use the menu on the left side of this page to navigate through this section, or click on the link below to get started!

Is there an issue affecting you or your family or friends that needs to change?
Using our “Have Your Say…The Arthritis Society’s Self-Advocacy Toolkit”, you can learn to be a self-advocate on any issue.

Do you want to know what we’re working on in advocacy at The Arthritis Society?
CLICK HERE to keep up-to-date on advocacy activities at The Arthritis Society. You can also CLICK HERE to find out what The Arthritis Society’s national and provincial/territorial advocacy priorities are.

Do you want to help advocate for The Arthritis Society’s advocacy priorities?
CLICK HERE to go to “Government Central”, where you will find resources to communicate with provincial/territorial or federal government candidates, members and officials about The Arthritis Society’s priority issues. You can also CLICK HERE to participate in The Arthritis Society’s latest online advocacy campaign!

Do you need more information about arthritis in Canada?
CLICK HERE to access the “Resources for Advocates” section of our website that will link you to the latest information and statistics about arthritis in Canada.

Do you have feedback for us about this section of The Arthritis Society’s website?
If you have anything you want to tell us about this section of the website that we can change or make better or more accessible, please send us an e-mail to advocacy@arthritis.ca

This page was last reviewed/updated on : 10/12/2011