1. Healthy BONES Benefits Of a National Education System NACW National Convention July 20, 2006 Lincoln, Nebraska

2. NACW Healthy BONES Vision Objective Purpose

3. NACW Vision Healthy BONES Initiative Commissions for Women [CFWs] across the country are leaders in the reduction of the debilitating effects of fractures resulting from osteoporosis in women.

4. NACW Objective Healthy BONES Initiative To develop, deploy and sustain a comprehensive ready-to-use resource kit that provides resources for CFWs to take effective action in the fight against osteoporosis.

5. NACW Purpose Healthy BONES Initiative Provides a wide range of activities that enable you to plan an activity or series of activities in accordance with your commission’s capabilities. Provides you the opportunity to improve the health and quality of life in your communities.

6. Today’s Agenda Osteoporosis – A Silent Debilitating Disease Healthy BONES Resource Kit Components -Introduction -Table of Contents *Community Connections *Networking *Community Education *Screening Events *Media Connections *CD-ROM Materials Healthy BONES Commission Participation Levels Q&A Your Commissions Potential “Next Steps”

7. Osteoporosis A Silent Debilitating Disease Osteoporosis – A serious silent disease often without systems. In the United States 10 million Americans [80% are women] already have osteoporosis and millions more have low bone mass. Of the 5.1 million women age 65 or older in the United States, it is estimated that nearly 72% received neither a bone mineral density test nor treatments in 2001. Osteoporosis is not an age specific disease. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 1.5 million fractures are associated with osteoporosis each year. Osteoporotic Fractures – The debilitation center and cost center of the disease of osteoporosis.

8. Healthy BONES Resource Kit Components

9. Introduction Osteoporosis is… *A silent disease. *A major public health threat to 44 million Americans. *A health priority for women. Osteoporosis: A Focus for Women. NACW Osteoporosis Resource Kit Benefits. How to Use the NACW Osteoporosis Resource Kit. The NACW Osteoporosis participation Program *Bronze *Gold *Platinum

10. Community Connections Networking Community Education Screening Events

11. Media Connections Creating Media Connections Selecting a Spokesperson Contacting the Media and Selecting Press Releases Interviewing Follow-up

12. CD-ROM Materials How to Download This Kit Components of the CD-ROM [Refer to examples behind CD-ROM Tab]

13. BONES Commission Participation Levels Bronze Level - At least one activity (website link or newsletter article) Gold Level - 2-3 Osteoporosis activities or events Platinum Level - 4 or more activities or events including an osteoporosis screening event

14. Questions

15. Your Commissions Next Steps [You Are Not Alone]