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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

This page features links to information about osteoporosis and hormone replacement therapy.... Details >

Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Also available in: Chinese-Traditional 

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 >

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Also available in: Chinese-Traditional 

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

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

Some girls who play sports or exercise are at risk for a problem called female athlete triad. Female athlete triad - also known as female athletic triad - is a combination of three conditions: disorde... Details >

Nemours Foundation  

Over several decades, scientists have learned a significant amount about the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of bone disease. Eight myths about bone health are debunked in this fact sheet.... Details >

Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Also available in: Chinese-Traditional  French  Hindi  Japanese  Portugese  Russian  Spanish  Thai   

Find out if you have osteoporosis risk factors. Take the One Minute Risk Test. ... Details >

International Osteoporosis Foundation   

Also available in: Spanish   

Osteoporosis is a disease of progressive bone loss associated with an increased risk of fractures. It literally means porous bone. The disease often develops unnoticed over many years, with no symptom... Details >

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons  

While African American women tend to have higher bone mineral density than white women throughout life, they are still at significant risk of developing osteoporosis. The misperception that osteoporos... Details >

NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center

Many people confuse osteoporosis and some types of arthritis. This fact sheet will discuss the similarities and differences between osteoporosis and arthritis.... Details >

NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center

Asian American women are at high risk for developing osteoporosis (porous bones), a disease that is preventable and treatable. Studies show that Asian Americans share many of the risk factors that app... Details >

NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center

It is a common misconception that osteoporosis only affects white women. But, according to the Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis, in the United States, the prevalence of osteopo... Details >

NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center

This consumer health information fact sheet discusses the risk factors associated with osteoporosis in men and prevention methods you can take to reduce your chances of developing this bone disease.... Details >

NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center

This video depicts the diagnosis of osteoporosis and provides guidance on bone health and bone disease.... Details >

Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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

Osteoporosis is largely preventable for most people. Prevention of this disease is very important because, while there are treatments for osteoporosis, there is currently no cure. There are five steps... Details >

National Osteoporosis Foundation  

Also available in: Chinese-Traditional   

Osteoporosis is a common age-related condition in which the bones become porous and thin, leading to increase in bone fragility and risk of fracture. It causes pain, loss of mobility, and increased mo... Details >

Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies   

This page provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about osteoporosis or bone health. It offers information as far as exercise, calcium intake, medications and more.... Details >

National Osteoporosis Foundation  

This page offers information on the risk factors that are associated with osteoporosis in men. It also answers questions as to how it's diagnosed, how it can be prevented and treated and what medicat... Details >

National Osteoporosis Foundation  

Also available in: Spanish 

Getting older can bring lots of changes. Sight, hearing, muscle strength, coordination and reflexes aren't what they once were. Balance can be affected by diabetes and heart disease, or by problems wi... Details >

NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center

Cigarette smoking causes heart disease, lung and esophageal cancer, and chronic lung disease. Additionally, several research studies have identified smoking as a risk factor for osteoporosis and bone ... Details >

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Also available in: Spanish   

This model program was developed and tested by the National Alliance for Hispanic Health in partnership with the National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource ... Details >

National Alliance for Hispanic Health  

Bone diseases are conditions that result in the impairment of normal bone function and can make bones weak. This fact sheet contains general information about bone diseases, including why healthy bone... Details >

Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This page provides information on specific women's health issues addressed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Includes: violence and injury, teen pregnancy, the environment and b... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services