JAFA Launches Juvenile Arthritis Community Awareness Campaign

Now showing on TV screens in GP waiting rooms across Australia - because little symptoms can be the first sign of childhood arthritis.

Still from the JAFA Little Symptoms campaign video

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Another JAFA first

Helping Australians recognise juvenile arthritis sooner

In another ‘first’, JAFA is delighted to announce its new Community Awareness Campaign for juvenile arthritis. Launched this week with a public message showing on TV screens in GP waiting rooms across Australia, this community-focussed campaign complements JAFA’s ongoing program to support GPs and other health professionals to recognise and refer juvenile arthritis early.

We thank the Australian Government for funding this important program towards JAFA’s goal of reducing the harmful delay in diagnosing childhood arthritis from an average of 10 months to 10 weeks.

Our goal

Cutting the wait for a diagnosis

Our goal: cut the average time to diagnose childhood arthritis in Australia from 10 months to 10 weeks.