Who We Are
The Osteoarthritis (OA) Action Alliance is a broad coalition of public health leaders and stakeholders committed to elevating OA as a national health priority and promoting effective policy solutions that aim to address the individual and national toll of OA. Join us today.
OA Action Alliance Members Include:
- Alliance for Aging Research
- America Walks
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Academy of Physician Assistants
- American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation
- American Chronic Pain Association
- American College of Rheumatology
- American Council on Exercise
- American Hiking Society
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Society of Bariatric Physicians
- American Society for Nutrition
- Arthritis Council
- Arthritis Foundation
- Boston University Center for Enhancing Activity and Participation
- Caregiver Action Network
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- COSHAR Foundation
- Hospital for Special Surgery
- International Council on Active Aging
- National AgrAbility Project
- National Alliance for Hispanic Health
- National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
- National Athletic Trainers’ Association
- National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
- National Recreation and Park Association
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Obesity Action Coalition
- Obesity Society
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
- Shape Up America!
- Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB)
- Society for Women's Health Research
- STOP Obesity Alliance
- UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center
- United States Bone and Joint Decade/Initiative
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and affects approximately 27 million Americans. In 2004, OA-related hospital costs alone were estimated at $22.6 billion.
The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance (OAAA) is an independent organization and references made by the OAAA or on this website to any specific commercial or non-commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by any of the individual OAAA member organizations.