Osteoporosis Foundation will educate Adults to:

• Tell their family and friends about the importance of bone health
• Know and evaluate their own risks
• Improve their bone health habits and those of their family
• Take the Bone Density test
• Conduct Osteoporosis Walks and Walkathons

Osteoporosis Foundation will target Parents, Students and Schools to:

• Plan a health fair to educate on the benefits of diet, lifestyle and exercise 
• Work with school parent-faculty associations, PTA and PTO
• Provide information and training to school leaders
• Encourage school nurses to be involved
• Conduct sponsored Osteoporosis Walks and Walkathons

Osteoporosis Foundation will work with Businesses to:

• Focus on customers, suppliers and employees, and their bone health
• Provide information to include in bills or shopping bags, or for printing in store circulars
• Encourage community and coalition involvement
• Encourage participation in or host a health fair with bone health screening, bone density tests, and prevention and treatment tips
• Raise money and promote Osteoporosis Walks and Walkathons

Osteoporosis Foundation will engage the Media to:

• Hold a news conference and “pitch” it to the local media
• Write an op-ed on Osteoporosis and bone health
• Submit a letter to the editor
• Promote sponsored Osteoporosis Walks and Walkathons

Osteoporosis Foundation will educate Community Groups and Organizations to:

• Send an article to organizations’ newsletters
• Send an email to a listserv and members
• Discuss benefits of strong bone health at a meeting
• Encourage other groups to collaborate
• Offer to speak at meetings
• Form a “Healthy Bones” coalition
• Develop a plan to educate community members about bone health
• Create Support Groups for Osteoporosis
• Promote Osteoporosis Walks and Walkathons

Osteoporosis Foundation will educate Health Care Professionals, Providers and Health Insurers to:

• Host a speaking tour on Osteoporosis and bone health
• Send a bone health letter to health care facilities, professionals, and insurers
• Disseminate fact sheets and the bone health checklist
• Encourage bone health screening and treatment in facilities, including extended care facilities
• Host an onsite or web seminar
• Promote Osteoporosis Walks and Walkathons

Citation
Adapted from: U.S.Department of Health and Human Services. Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General, 2004