GEORGIA OSTEOPOROSIS INITIATIVE

The Georgia Osteoporosis Initiative is an interdisciplinary statewide effort dedicated to helping Georgians lower their risk of osteoporosis... Each Region has a Chair, a Commission on Women liaison, legislative representation, chronic disease coordinators, health professionals, and local grassroots leaders. For information, call (404) 657-9260... In Georgia there are over 700,000 individuals with osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a "silent disease" that may NOT have any symptoms until a fracture occurs. 75 Georgia citizens are sustaining fractures each day at a cost of $1 million/day. This bone-thinning disease in NOT inevitable-IT IS PREVENTABLE.

Primary location: Atlanta United States