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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">Arthritis affects one in five adults in the United States. That's over 54 million men and women. If you are among them, share your
story during May, which is Arthritis Awareness Month, and let others</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"> See Arthritis</span></b></em><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">.
And if you don't have arthritis, explore the stories of those with arthritis by searching for the hashtag #SeeArthritis on social media.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">Visit the Oregon Health Authority webpage “Take Control of Your Health” at
<a href="http://public.health.oregon.gov/PreventionWellness/SelfManagement/Pages/index.aspx">
http://public.health.oregon.gov/PreventionWellness/SelfManagement/Pages/index.aspx</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">Visit the CDC Arthritis Awareness Month webpage at
<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/features/arthritisawareness/">https://www.cdc.gov/features/arthritisawareness/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#232323">J. Hildegard Hinkel, MPH<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#232323">Program Analyst & Community Liaison</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#232323"><br>
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY<br>
Public Health Division <br>
Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#232323"><a href="mailto:janet.h.hinkel@dhsoha.state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">janet.h.hinkel@dhsoha.state.or.us</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#232323">Desk: 971-673-3182<br>
Mobile: 971-212-1661<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0000CC"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYxMjIwLjY3OTEzNjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MTIyMC42NzkxMzYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODYxMTMzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YWxleGFuZHJhLmguYWxkYXlAZGhzb2hhLnN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1hbGV4YW5kcmEuaC5hbGRheUBkaHNvaGEuc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZtdmlkPSZleHRyYT0mJiY=&&&110&&&http://www.oregon.gov/OHA" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000CC">http://www.oregon.gov/OHA</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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