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Certain kinds of exercise can help you fight against bone loss? more
Educational Materials
Use
our growing list of tools to plan how you will combat osteoporosis!
Find gems such as which kinds of exercises are good for building bone
and downloadable copies of our most popular education brochures.
BoneBuilders Exercise Chart
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Osteoporosis Awareness
Read COPE's
California Action Plan to Prevent Osteoporosis-A Promise of Lifelong Bone Health, launched May 17, 2005.
Read a National Osteoporosis Awareness Campaign Plan,
commissioned by the U.S. Administration on Aging.
According
to a recent survey conducted across the US, many men and women are
still unaware of their risk for bone fracture and osteoporosis. How
knowledgeable is your home state? Check out our survey findings...more
Informational Pamphlets
What You Should Know About Your Bones [pdf document]
Calcium: An Essential Element of Bone Health [pdf document]
Messages
in the media surrounding calcium and bone health are often confusing.
With a grant from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, FORE was able to put together
a comprehensive “Cheat Sheet”. This two page document can serve as your guide to the most recent suggestions on calcium, vitamin D and osteoporosis.
Articles
New Drug Revolutionizes Osteoporosis Treatment
An Interview with Claude Arnaud, MD, UCSF Professor Emeritus
download article [pdf document]
Exercise and Bone Health - What are the benefits for postmenopausal women? [pdf document]
FORE's
Medical Consultant, Risa Kagan, MD, talks about the importance of
exercise in fighting osteoporosis in the July issue of "The Female
Patient."
White Paper
Read the July 2006 white paper on Osteoporosis Detection in Older Adults, funded by the John Muir Health Fund and the Y&H Soda Foundation. The material and data was obtained from FORE's Senior Osteoporosis Screening Project as part of the Healthy Aging Initiative.