American Bone Well being is celebrating Nationwide Osteoporosis Month with a busy schedule of actions all through Might. This 12 months, American Bone Well being calls on all People —no matter age, gender, well being standing, or race — to study their danger elements and take motion to Build Better Bones.
All through Might, American Bone Well being invitations everybody to take part within the Steadiness Problem to Construct Higher Bones. Engaged on our steadiness not solely helps forestall falls/fractures but in addition can enhance our confidence so we will lead full, lively lives. As a result of steadiness is one thing that we will enhance, everybody ought to know their steadiness baseline. To take part within the Steadiness Problem to Construct Higher Bones, document and time your self standing on one leg and share the video on TikTok with the hashtag #BuildBetterBones and the caption “Steadiness Builds Higher Bones.” Be taught extra here.
On Might 18, American Bone Well being rallies supporters for bone well being schooling on 2022 Giving Day. Together with name for monetary donations, American Bone Well being will provide enjoyable actions together with yoga classes all through the day. Be taught extra here.
American Bone Well being encourages well being care suppliers, well being advocates, and anybody focused on selling wholesome bones to share the Construct Higher Bones message on their social media channels, to interact with American Bone Well being on social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and Twitter), add our occasions to their group and group calendars, and to unfold the phrase amongst their social networks.
“Throughout Nationwide Osteoporosis Month, American Bone Well being needs to unfold the phrase that wholesome bones are essential for everybody, no matter age, gender, well being standing, or race,” says Cheryl Hostinak, government director of American Bone Well being. “Individuals have to know their danger elements for poor bone well being. These would possibly embrace way of life elements – smoking, alcohol, being sedentary – in addition to another medical situations and sure medicines that many individuals take. In case you are over 45, take the American Bone Health Fracture Risk Calculator™ to evaluate your danger of breaking a bone within the subsequent 10 years. Discuss together with your well being care supplier about making a bone well being plan. That is the message we need to share throughout Nationwide Osteoporosis Month, and all 12 months lengthy, to assist individuals Construct Higher Bones.”
About American Bone Well being
American Bone Well being is a nationwide, community-based group that teaches individuals how you can construct and maintain robust and wholesome bones for all times with sensible and up-to-date data and sources to encourage them to stop bone loss, osteoporosis and fractures. Be taught extra at AmericanBoneHealth.org
