2004 Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means To You
This People's Piece is specifically written for the American people as a companion piece to the larger Surgeon General's report on bone health and osteoporosis. The magazine-style, full-color booklet ... Details >
Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
American Indian and Alaska Native Women's Health: Mature Women
This page features links to information about osteoporosis and hormone replacement therapy.... Details >
Indian Health Service |
An Osteoporosis Overview
Men as well as women suffer from this preventable disease, characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to frac... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center |
Asian American Women and Osteoporosis
This consumer health information fact sheet provides information about osteoporosis as it relates specifically to Asian American women. It discusses risk factors, prevention and treatment options.... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center |
Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Guide for Asian Women Aged 50 and Older
When you think about your health, you probably do not think about your bones. But keeping your bones healthy and reducing your risk of fractures by preventing osteoporosis is very important throughout... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center |
Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General (2004)
This first-ever Surgeon General’s Report on bone health and osteoporosis provides much needed information on bone health, an often overlooked
aspect of physical health. This report follows in the tra... Details >
Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
By 2020, One In Two Americans Over Age 50 Will Be At Risk For Fractures From Osteoporosis Or Low Bone Mass
This press release on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General includes the findings and recommendations from the Surgeon General's first-ever report on bone health.... Details >
Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Falls and Related Fractures: The Risk of Undiagnosed Osteoporosis
Also available in: Spanish
People are unaware that there is often a link between the broken bone and osteoporosis, a silent disease in which there is a gradual loss of bone tissue or bone density that makes bones so fragile the... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center |
Latino Women and Osteoporosis
This consumer health information fact sheet provides information about osteoporosis as it relates specifically to Hispanic (Latino) women. It discusses risk factors, prevention and treatment options.... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center |
Living Healthy: The Asian American Osteoporosis Education Initiative
This program was designed by the National Asian Women’s Health Organization (NAWHO) with funding and content expertise from the National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~Nat... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center |
