resources

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Links

The websites below are just additional resources and are not endorsed by FORE.

Dairy Council of California
www.dairycouncilofca.org
This is an informative and fun website for families and teachers. Osteoporosis prevention begins with children when they build up their "bone bank" with calcium, and the Dairy Council provides ideas and resources to make getting calcium a habit.

International Osteoporosis Foundation
www.iofbonehealth.org
Known for their international advocacy, the IOF brings our societies together under this common disease.

National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org
The NOF brings osteoporosis advances to both physicians and the public. They are a good resource for brochures, physician referrals, Osteoporosis Awareness Month, and they have a new exercise video.

Osteoporosis Society of Canada
www.osteoporosis.ca
This well-organized site features high-calcium recipes, free publications, exercise information, and detailed diagnosis and treatment discussions.

Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls.
www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones
Carla, the cartoon character on the site, may have been created just for young girls, but grown ups love her too. She shares her free "Powerful Girl Calendar," recipes, games, and healthy bones tips.

The National Women's Health Information Center
www.4woman.gov
The Office on Women's Health, who sponsors the site, presents information on many diseases, including osteoporosis. It is also a resource for educational campaigns, statistics, and minority heath information.

The North American Menopause Society
www.menopause.org
Providing plentiful online information for providers and consumers, NAMS has positioned itself as a leading voice in the menopause community. In particular, we recommend the Menopause Guidebook, which is part of their MenoPak.

More Osteoporosis Web Resources


CALCIUM
Calcium in the Vegan Diet
Dairy Management Inc.
Dial-A-Dietician Food Sources of Calcium
National Dairy Council


CLINICAL TRIALS
Acurian
CenterWatch
National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment, by Merck & Co., Inc.
U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and ClinicalTrials.gov
WomenCanDo


EATING DISORDERS
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
National Eating Disorders Association
Something Fishy


EXERCISE
American Council on Exercise
Sara Meeks, PT
The Healthy Aging Campaign
Bone Builders, a program of University of Arizona Cooperative Extension


FOUNDATIONS & UNIVERSITIES
Alameda County Area Agency on Aging
California HealthCare Foundation
Georgia Osteoporosis Initiative
National Asian Women's Health Organization
Osteoporosis and Arthritis Research Group, University of California San Francisco
Resource Center on Aging, University of California Berkeley


GENERAL
Family Caregiver Alliance
Healthology
National Older Women's League


INSURANCE COMPANIES
Blue Shield of California


KIDS
Bone Builders, a program of the Arthritis Foundation
California Project Lean
Girl Power!
Milk Matters Calcium Education Campaign


PHARMACEUTICALS AND DXA MANUFACTURERS
Actonel, by Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals and Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Alara Incorporated
CALCIUMinfo.com, by GlaxoSmithKline
Evista, by Eli Lilly and Company
Fosamax, by Merck & Co., Inc.
GE Medical Systems
Hologic, Inc
Lilly Centre for Women's Health
The Merck Manual of Geriatrics
Wyeth Education Resources


PHYSICIAN-FOCUS
Medscape Osteoporosis Resource Center
P\S\L Group


PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
California Medical Association
California Primary Care Association
Endocrine Society
International Bone and Mineral Society
International Society for Clinical Densitometry



RELATED DISEASES
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
The Paget Foundation


US GOVERNMENT
Administration on Aging
Food and Drug Administration
National Institutes of Health, Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases
NIH Senior Health
PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
AgingStats.Gov


FOUNDATIONS & UNIVERSITIES
New Mexico Clinical Research & Osteoporosis Center, Inc.


PHYSICIAN-FOCUS
BoneKEy-Osteovision

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