Resources

A Guide to Osteoporosis Medicines

This brochure helps people understand osteoporosis and their treatment options. It provides information about the osteoporosis medicines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It also discusses factors to consider when making a treatment decision and issues related to staying with a treatment plan. This publication is available in English and Spanish.

Boning up on Osteoporosis: A Guide to Prevention and Treatment

This 100+ page patient care handbook offers up-to-date information on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. This publication is available in English and Spanish.

Calcium Sources in Food

This series of educational bookmarks include the five steps to bone health, calcium and vitamin D recommendations and a list of foods with estimated calcium content for each item. The bookmarks will help individuals choose calcium-rich foods at the grocery store and are suitable for distribution at health fairs, hospitals, retirement facilities, workplaces, community organizations and more.

Exercise for Healthy Bones

This six-panel brochure discusses the benefits of exercising to keep your bones healthy and provides basic information about weight-bearing exercises, muscle-strengthening exercise, balance exercises, posture exercises and functional exercises.

Exercise for Healthy Bones

This six-panel brochure discusses the benefits of exercising to keep your bones healthy and provides basic information about weight-bearing exercises, muscle-strengthening exercise, balance exercises, posture exercises and functional exercises.

Frequently Asked Questions

Health Fair Packs

For your health fair or community event, NOF’s Health Fair Packs include brochures and educational items to accommodate events for 50, 100 or 200 people.

Healthy Bones, Build Them for Life® Webinar Series

If you’ve missed any of our Healthy Bones, Build Them for Life® Webinars, follow the links below to watch the archived versions. Through this series of free, educational Webinars, NOF aims to bring you direct access to the nation’s leading bone health experts.  After you’ve watched the recordings, please take a few minutes to complete the online evaluation. We welcome your ideas on topics you’d like to see covered in upcoming Webinars and look forward to receiving your feedback. 

Hormones and Healthy Bones

NOF and the Association for Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) developed a comprehensive education program to inform US healthcare providers about the role and impact of hormones on overall bone health.

Host your own Pearls of Strength Event

We need your help to spread messages about the importance of bone health and family history to your friends, family, co-workers and healthcare providers. The materials and resources included in the Pearls of Strength Event and Fundraising Toolkit will give you the valuable pearls of wisdom you need to host get-togethers with those you care about and those in your community. Follow the links below to download the materials.

How Strong Are Your Bones

This brochure helps people understand osteoporosis, their risk factors for the disease and the importance of bone healthy behaviors. It explains bone density testing and includes information on when to have a bone density test, what the results mean and when to consider treatment. This publication is available in English and Spanish.

My Bone Health History Card

Download a copy of NOF’s new My Bone Health History card to help you keep track of your bone density test results, nutritional supplements and prescribed osteoporosis medicines. Bring this resource with you to your medical appointments so you can share this information with your healthcare provider.

National Osteoporosis Month Online Toolkit

The National Osteoporosis Foundation’s Generations of Strength Campaign is a national awareness building and fundraising initiative calling on women and men to start conversations about bone health and family history as the first step toward protecting themselves and future generations from osteoporosis.

In honor of National Osteoporosis Month, we are asking health professionals, osteoporosis educators, patients, caregivers and advocates alike to join the conversation.

To help with your efforts to spread the word, we’ve created an Online Toolkit with downloadable materials you can use to raise awareness of osteoporosis and the importance of bone health among women and men of all ages and backgrounds.

Osteopedia

Osteopedia is an online glossary of common terms used to explain osteoporosis, bone health and medical treatment. These definitions can help you to better understand what you read or hear from NOF, your healthcare team or elsewhere.

Osteoporosis and Your Spine

Osteoporosis and Your Spine is a six-panel brochure that discusses the prevention, detection and treatment of spine fractures. This resource is especially important for people with osteoporosis who are more likely to break bones in the spine than any other place in the body.

Osteoporosis: What You Need to Know

This newly revised 6-page pamphlet provides anyone at risk of osteoporosis with an overview about what people can do to protect their bones. The pamphlet covers the following topics: osteoporosis risk factors, calcium and vitamin D recommendations with a chart of calcium rich foods and tips for choosing a calcium supplement, exercises for your bone health, bone mineral density testing, fall prevention, tips for protecting the spine and more.

Patient Tools Reimbursement Guide

Download the Patient Tools section of NOF's 2012 Reimbursement Guide for the most up-to-date information you need to know about paying for your osteoporosis medications.

Preparing for Your Visit with Your Doctor and Healthcare Team

This NOF brochure offers information to help patients prepare for their visit with their doctor and healthcare team. The brochure is divided into the following four sections:

  • Preparing for Your Appointment
  • Finding a Specialist and Getting a Second Opinion
  • Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider
  • What to Expect If You Are Diagnosed With Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis

Protecting the Fragile Spine

This brochure will help you recognize the signs and symptoms of spine fractures and take steps to prevent these fractures from occurring.

Report from the Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality

Treatment To Prevent Fractures in Men and Women With Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis: Update of a 2007 Report

Revised March 2012

Skeletal Fitness DVD- by Mirabai Holland - A work out for your bones

This one-hour bone healthy exercise video can help people with low bone density and osteoporosis to maintain or improve muscle strength and flexibility. This exercise program provides a total body workout led by leading exercise expert, Mirabai Holland, M.F.A.