On
October
14,
2004,
the U.S.
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
and the
Surgeon
General's
Office
released
The
2004
Surgeon
General’s
Report
on Bone
Health
and
Osteoporosis.
The
report
includes
information
on the
people
most
affected
by
osteoporosis
and low
bone
mass,
the
impact
of
untreated
bone
disease,
suggestions
for
improving
bone
health
and the
potential
risk for
millions
of
Americans
if
preventive
action
is not
taken.
You can
download
the
Surgeon
General's
Report
and a
guide to
improving
bone
health,
“The
2004
Surgeon
General's
Report
on Bone
Health
and
Osteoporosis:
What it
Means to
You,” at
www.surgeongeneral.gov,
or
request
a copy
by
calling
(866)
718-BONE
(2663),
after it
is
released.
NOF’s
Encourages
Action
To
help you
understand
your own
personal
risk of
osteoporosis
and the
debilitating
fractures
which
accompany
the
disease,
get the
National
Osteoporosis
Foundation’s
brochure,
“Take
Action:
Healthy
Bones,
Build
Them for
Life!”
This
useful
brochure
includes
a list
of
questions
to help
you
understand
your
risk, as
well as
tips for
building
healthy
bones at
any age.
Read
this
brochure
on-line
now
(requires
Acrobat
Reader)
or request
a free
single
copy of
the
brochure
by
clicking
here
or call
(202)
223-2226.
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