What we do

Arthritis New Zealand provides a range of services to all New Zealanders affected by arthritis. Arthritis Educators are predominantly registered nurses or other allied health professionals.

To find out what services are available in your area, click here or phone 0800 663 463.

Arthritis Education and Information Seminars and Community Education Talks

Community-based seminars and talks are offered free, or at a low cost, across New Zealand. The seminars offer a range of topics provided by guest speakers such as, rheumatologists, psychologists, physiotherapists, pharmacists and occupational therapists etc. To find out if there are any relevant seminars in your area, click what’s on in your area.

Living a Healthy Life (LHL) – six-week, self-management course for people with chronic conditions

Arthritis New Zealand holds a license from Stanford University in the USA, to run LHL courses. This course has a proven track record in over 12 countries. We have more than 10 years experience in delivering the LHL courses. The interactive course enables people to become effective self-managers of their chronic condition, and gain a better quality of life. To find out if there are any LHL courses coming soon to your area, click what’s on in your area.

Exercise classes

Arthritis New Zealand offers water-based and land-based exercises in some areas in New Zealand. To find out if they are available close to you, click what’s on in your area.

Support Groups Provide support for people with a particular condition and social events. To find out if there is a relevant support group close to you, please call 0800 663 463

Ease of use Products – Certification

Have you ever struggled to use products or open packaging? If so, you are not alone. As the population ages the demand for user-friendly products is increasingly recognised. Arthritis New Zealand will be promoting to companies that they re-think their design and usability of their products. Download the Ease of Use Brochure here.

Companies

Ease of Use accreditation operates in a similar way to the Heart Tick programme and will provide a guide for consumers whether a product has reached the standards set. Products need to be submitted to Arthritis New Zealand and will be put through a evaluation process by consumers in NZ and then sent to Georgia Tech Research Institute in the USA for rigorous three step test programme. (NB if companies wish to have a joint Australasian certification products will also need to be sent to Arthritis Australia)

Consumers

Consumers will be able to look for those products that have the EOU logo visible and know that these will make your life easier.

Download the Flow Chart of Approval Process

Download the Approval Application Form

For more information contact:

Rob Mitchell Corporate Services Manager Arthritis New Zealand 04 472 1427 rob.mitchell@arthritis.org.nz