About this resource:
Source: Office of the Surgeon General
Last Reviewed: 2019
Workgroups: Osteoporosis Workgroup, Older Adults Workgroup
This report from the Office of the Surgeon General describes the large problem of bone disease in the United States. It explains a public health approach, with actions that individuals, health care providers, and others can take to promote bone health.
Early diagnosis and correct treatment, as well as healthy life changes like increased physical activity and improved nutrition, can protect people from the damaging impact of bone disease and other long-term diseases.
Objectives related to this resource (1)
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Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Surgeon General. (2004). Bone Health and Osteoporosis - A Report of the Surgeon General. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK45513/.
