Osteoporosis Awareness and Education

Each year, osteoporosis and its associated health problems cost Texans about $977 million. Approximately 1.9 million Texans have osteoporosis or low bone mass and experience 72,000 associated fractures each year. The good news is that while bone mass begins to deteriorate through normal aging beginning in a person's fourth decade of life, there is no age at which it is too late to prevent fractures by taking steps to prevent bone loss.

FACTS ABOUT OSTEOPOROSIS

• Fast Facts
• Can it Happen to You?
• What is Bone?
• Bone Fracture Areas
• Calcium: Important at Every Age
• Exercise for Your Bone Health
• Four Myths About Osteoporosis
• Fall Prevention

Contact Us

Texas Department of State Health Services
Preventive and Primary Care Unit, MC 1923
1100 W. 49th Street
PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Phone: (512) 458-7796
Fax: (512)-458-7203

Last Updated November 25, 2008