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Health Forum to feature the National Osteoporosis Foundation
March 8, 2007, Deerfield Beach, FL – PTG Studios is pleased to announce that theNational Osteoporosis Foundation will be featured on its innovative, educational television program Health Forum.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) was established in 1984 and is the nation’s leading voluntary health organization solely dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health. Its mission is to prevent osteoporosis, to promote lifelong bone health, to help improve the lives of those affected by osteoporosis and related fractures, and to find a cure. NOF pursues its mission through programs for awareness, public and health professional education, advocacy and research.
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become more fragile and likely to break. In the U.S. today, an estimated 44 million Americans or 55 percent of people 50 and older are at risk for the condition. Osteoporosis is a major health issue for women in particular, since eighty percent of those diagnosed with osteoporosis are female, and a woman’s risk of hip fracture due to osteoporosis is equal to her combined risk of breast, uterine and ovarian cancer.
Osteoporosis is often called the “silent disease” because there are no symptoms until a bone breaks. People may not know that they have osteoporosis until their bones become so weak that a sudden strain, bump, or fall causes a fracture or vertebrae to collapse. Fractures related to osteoporosis cost the nation approximately $18 billion a year.
“Osteoporosis is a largely preventable and treatable disease, yet one in two women and one in four men age 50 and older will suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture in his or her lifetime. Americans need to be aware of the risks and serious consequences of osteoporosis. NOF appreciates this opportunity to alert the public and medical community about osteoporosis and bone health through the Health Forum program,” says Leo Schargorodski, the Executive Director of NOF.
For more information on the National Osteoporosis Foundation or to make a donation please visit www.NOF.org.
Health Forum an educational television program, offers concise, accurate information to those concerned with health and fitness. The program focuses on new trends in medical technology and the latest research findings, and educates viewers on the most up-to-date discoveries and methods used in the medical industry.
The latest
The National Osteoporosis Foundation has named Barbara Hannah Grufferman as its first Bone Health Ambassador. In this newly-established role, Grufferman, a well-known advocate for healthy and positive living, will dedicate her time, talent and energy to raise awareness for osteoporosis and the importance of building strong bones for life.
Thanks to a generous gift from The Samuel J. & Ethel LeFrak Charitable Trust, the National Osteoporosis Foundation met its Generations of Strength fundraising goal one year early. NOF launched the Generations of Strength initiative in September 2011 with the goal of raising $2 million in two years to improve patient care for the most vulnerable – those who have broken bones due to osteoporosis – and to protect future generations from the disease.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), the nation’s leading health organization dedicated to preventing osteoporosis and broken bones, has named Claire Gill as its Senior Director of Marketing, Consumer and Corporate Outreach. Gill brings extensive experience in public relations and marketing communications to this newly-established role.
