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Patient Champions of the National Osteoporosis Foundation Meet with Their Royal Highnesses The Duchess of Cornwall and The Prince of Wales to Discuss Osteoporosis During Official U.S. Visit
(Washington, DC) November 2, 2005 – Their Royal Highnesses The Duchess of Cornwall accompanied by The Prince of Wales will meet with the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) and several of the Foundation’s patient champions onThursday, November 3, 2005 during a meeting at the National Institutes of Health. The meeting will focus on increasing awareness of osteoporosis, a disease which the U.S. Surgeon General has recognized as a growing public health threat in his landmark report released in 2004.
The Duchess serves as president of the National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) in the UK. As sister organizations, NOF and NOS are the leading voluntary health organizations in their respective countries dedicated solely to osteoporosis and bone health.
“Osteoporosis-related fractures occur in one in two women and one in four men over the age of 50 in the U.S. today, yet we know that this disabling and costly condition is largely preventable,” says Dr. Ethel Siris, President of NOF and Director of the Toni Stabile Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. “We appreciate Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall’s long-standing commitment to raising awareness of this disease and we look forward to meeting her.”
Established in 1984, NOF is working to make bone health a reality and a lifelong priority for all individuals through programs of awareness, public and health professional education, advocacy and research.
An estimated 44 million American men and women ages 50 and older either have or are at risk for the disease, according to NOF prevalence statistics. Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures, especially of the hip, spine and wrist, although any bone can be affected.
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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.
