Around 1998 to 1999, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) developed an Arthritis Self Management Course. Course leaders were trained to deliver the program, which utilised Kate Lorig and James F Fries' landmark self-help book, "The Arthritis Helpbook". This photo depicts course leader, Noel Smith, taking a small group of people through the course program in either late 1998 or early 1999.Colour photo of a group of people sitting around a long rectangular table. Each person has an open book on the table in front of them. Also on the table are two closed books, some mugs, and some paper.[Handwritten in blue ink on the top left corner of the photo] 6 [On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Noel Smith running [somewhat illegible] Arthritis Self mangement [sic] Coursearthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, arthritis self management course, training course, education, the arthritis helpbook, authors, kate lorig, james f fries, pain management, trained course leaders, noel smith, 1999

Around 1998 to 1999, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) developed an Arthritis Self Management Course. Course leaders were trained to deliver the program, which utilised Kate Lorig and James F Fries' landmark self-help book, "The Arthritis Helpbook". This photo depicts a close up of a woman's hands placed across the top of the book.The photo was taken during a course program led by trained course leader, Noel Smith in either late 1998 or early 1999.Colour photo of a person's hands on top of a book, which is on top of a table. Also on the table are a printed manual, a printed sheet of paper, and a pen.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, arthritis self management course, education, the arthritis helpbook, authors, kate lorig, james f fries, pain management, 1999

Around 1998 to 1999, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) developed an Arthritis Self Management Course. Course leaders were trained to deliver the program, which utilised Kate Lorig and James F Fries' landmark self-help book, "The Arthritis Helpbook". This photo depicts course leader, Noel Smith, teaching the Arthritis Self Management Course to a small group of people in either late 1998 or early 1999. A similar photo appears on page 10 of the Vol 12 Issue 1, Autumn 1999 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. In addition, a similar photo appears on page 16 of the 1999 Annual Report, accompanying a report titled, "Self Management program".Colour photo of a small group of people around a table. One person is standing and speaking to the rest of the group, who are sitting around four tables joined together. One person is holding a book titled, "The Arthritis Helpbook".arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, arthritis victoria, av, arthritis self management course, training course, education, the arthritis helpbook, authors, kate lorig, james f fries, pain management, noel smith, trained course leader, arthritis update, annual report, 1999

In late 1999 to early 2000, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) conducted a Self Management Program course at the Sunbury Community Health Centre. This photo depicts Self Management volunteer, Kearest Houston (somewhat illegible), with two others at the Sunbury Community Health Centre. A cropped black and white version of this photo appears on page 15 of the 2000 Annual Report, accompanying a report on the Self Management Program.Colour photo of three people in a long corridor or hallway. One woman is sitting down, while another woman is standing up a little further back, leaning on some blue cupboards. In the foreground to the left of the frame, there is another person (partially obscured) standing very close to the camera, holding a book.[On a white label, typed in black ink] WARNING Any reproduction or public display of this Photograph without written permission from Fairfax Community Newspaper, Victoria, Australia will constitute a breach of copyright. [On another white label, handwritten in blue ink] Self Management courses ["courses" has been crossed out] program [handwritten in black ink above "courses"] 2000 [On the same white label, handwritten in pencil] Self Management. Volunteer: Kearest Houston [somewhat illegible], Sunbury Com H Carthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis self management course, volunteer, kearest houston, self help book, living a healthy life with chronic conditions, author, kate lorig, sunbury, 2000