Arthritis Society Canada

Provides a free telephone and email information service that answers to questions about arthritis.

Provides online information and resources about arthritis, includes:

• Signs and symptoms
• Types and stages of arthritis
• Risk factors
• Patient journey
• Mental health resources
• Personal stories
• Treatment including pain management, surgery, medications and complementary therapies
• Research
• Health and wellness advice for living with arthritis
• Interactive resources for juvenile idiopathic arthritis
• Information for young adults
• Arthritis and work and more

Provides online and in-person special events information and webinars about arthritis. Topics and activities include:

• Care
• Current and emerging treatments
• Research findings
• Charity events and more

A week long sleep-away summer camp for children and youth in the Maritimes who are living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Campers have the opportunity to:

• Build friendships with peers who experience the same health challenges
• Learn about their disease and discuss coping skills
• Enhance their self-confidence
• Gain a sense of independence

Application opens as early as the beginning of February.

• An instructional video for parents and caregivers about how to fit, pack, and safely wear the backpack
• An awareness video for teachers
• A plush animal with a removable warming and cooling pack to ease sore joints
• A family informational resource about helping young people live well with arthritis
• Pencil grips and zipper pulls
• An award-winning children's book that explains chronic pain
• An illustrated booklet that shares the experiences of other children living with arthritis

Provides grants up to $500 to help families participate and travel to an in-person childhood arthritis camp hosted by the Arthritis Society.

Note: Applications can be submitted throughout the year. Application must be submitted at least two months prior to camp event date.

• Cooking classes
• Games
• Crafts
• Learning strategies to help better manage living with arthritis
• Making friends with others going through similar experience
• Scavenger hunts
• Dance parties

Provides online information and arthritis self-management learning modules. Topics include:

• Navigating health care
• Caregiving
• Managing chronic pain
• Mental health
• Overcoming fatigue
• Staying active
• Eating well
• Daily living
• Arthritis and work
• Medical Cannabis and Arthritis

• Learning about arthritis
• Taking an active role in treatment planning
• Communicating with health care teams
• Making informed decisions about care
• Understanding coverage options
• Advocating for change and influencing health care policies