This list is meant to be helpful, but not comprehensive. If you would like to suggest a link of interest to people with arthritis, please e-mail us.

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• The Arthritis Foundation website has millions of pages of information and reference on this category of illness, great articles, information on drugs, an advocacy area where you can follow healthcare issues in Congress, and more.

• The AAOLA is a United Way agency, affiliated with the Capital Area United Way that serves the 10-parish Greater Baton Rouge area.

• National Fibromyalgia Association
  • Fibromyalgia Support Group (Baton Rouge area)
    Contact Della Pressler
    225-752-3162

  • Raynaud's/Scleroderma Support Group
    Del Anselmo (Leader)
    225-456-2452

• We offer a listing of all rheumatologists (arthritis specialists) in the state of Louisiana, downloadable in Word format.

• RemedyFind is an interesting site that allows patients to rate their personal experiences with various medications and treatments for arthritis (and certain other conditions).

• The Mayo Clinic has a useful online Arthritis Center.

• The HealthTalk website has a section devoted to rheumatoid arthritis. Its unique feature is live web-based broadcasts of doctors and other medical professionals talking or being interviewed about arthritis. You can also listen to archived recordings of these webcasts OR read printed transcripts a few weeks after they "air."

• The Louisiana Primary Care Association is a nonprofit corporation that runs community health centers statewide for the uninsured and medically underserved populations in Louisiana. Check it out if you are uninsured and/or need help in finding affordable primary care.

• A Consumer Guide is available to assist people with disabilities with Medicare part D drug coverage. It is written by Jeffrey S. Crowley of the Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University with Bob Williams of Advancing Independence.

• The Find A Prescription Drug Plan Tool is an online tool that shows how each Medicare Part D (government prescription drug coverage) plan works and how much you can expect to pay in premiums and drug costs in your area under each plan, as well as how much you can reduce your drug costs by substituting generic or other drugs for more expensive medications.

• Effective and Safe Prescriptions, research on nine different classes of the most frequently used drugs, is available online from the AARP.

• The AAOLA has been prominently featured, pro bono, in the magazine Baton Rouge Business Profiles and on their website. We appreciate publisher Rich Feldman's help in spreading the word on our activities and programs!

• The following two sites might be of use to patients from the New Orleans area who are trying to reconnect with their physicians. Please note: if you are having trouble finding your doctor, please contact the AAOLA directly; we may be able to help.
  • Where Is My Doctor
  • FindLaDocs.com