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RI Department of Health

 

 

Program Activities
Rhode Island Osteoporosis Program
3 Capitol Hill
Providence RI 02908
(401) 222-7636
Contact: Nancy Sutton

 

 

The Rhode Island Osteoporosis Program

For More Information

www.nof.org (National Osteoporosis Foundation)

www.osteo.org (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases -- National Resource Center)

www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bonehealth (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bone Health Campaign)

www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/osteoporosis/ (National Institutes of Health, National Institute ofArthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

www.4women.org/faq/osteopor.htm  (US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Women's Health, The National Women's Health Information Center)

www.fore.org/ (Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education)

www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/osteoporosis/  (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Preventive Service Task Force, Osteoporosis Screening Guidelines)

 

 

 

Highlights

Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Surgeon General's Report
By 2020, One In Two Americans Over Age 50 Will Be At Risk For Fractures From Osteoporosis Or Low Bone Mass

Osteoporosis Program: Priorities Identified to Address Issues Related to the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Osteoporosispdf May 2003

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