American Bone Health

TO ENGAGE, EDUCATE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN STRONG BONES TO PREVENT OSTEOPOROSIS AND FRACTURES AND LIVE A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION: [1] REACHED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE US WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: [A] HELD 124 VIRTUAL SIGNATURE PROGRAMS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS REACHING NEARLY 6,500 CONSUMERS. [B] PROCESSED 34,000 RISK ASSESSMENTS WITH THE AMERICAN BONE HEALTH FRACTURE RISK CALCULATOR AND MADE UPDATES TO THE CALCULATOR AND USER INTERFACE TO INCORPORATE DIABETES AS A RISK FACTOR. [C] CONDUCTED VIRTUAL BONE HEALTH WORKSHOPS WITH 9 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. [D] UPDATED OUR PEER EDUCATOR TRAINING PROGRAM MATERIALS. [E] DELIVERED 5 VIRTUAL "BONES, MUSCLES AND BRAINS: YOUR GUIDE TO AGING STRONG" FOR OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMS. [2] COLLABORATED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF BONE HEALTH: [A] PARTNERED WITH SUSAN G. KOMEN ON A NUMBER OF OUTREACH EVENTS. OVER 4,700 PEOPLE COMPLETED THE AMERICAN BONE HEALTH FRACTURE RISK CALCULATOR AND OVER 4,300 SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE BONE HEALTH EDUCATION. [B] PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF COALITIONS INCLUDING THE WOMEN'S HEALTH INNOVATION COALITION, SECONDARY FRACTURE PREVENTION COALITION, AND COALITION TO STRENGTHEN BONE HEALTH. [C] CONTINUED TRAINING DELTA PHI LAMBDA SORORITY SISTERS ON OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION. [D] PARTNERED WITH CANCER FASHIONISTA ON A "DEAR CANCER, I'M BEAUTIFUL" PODCAST ON BONE HEALTH. [E] PARTNERED WITH HEAL COLLABORATIVE TO SUPPORT BONE HEALTH EDUCATION FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN BALTIMORE, MD. [3] ADVANCED NEW PATHWAYS FOR BONE HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENING AND AWARENESS: [A] LED AND FACILITATED HEALTHY BONES TAMPA BAY, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COALITION OF STAKEHOLDERS WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING FRACTURES IN THE AREA BY 20% BY 2025. ENGAGED OVER 60 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND 114 PARTICIPANTS. [B] CONDUCTED SURVEYS WITH OVER 5,000 PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND BONE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, MOTIVATIONS, AND BEHAVIORS TO INFORM NEW SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. [C] DEVELOPED AN ONLINE BONE HEALTH TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR CASE MANAGERS WHO SEE CLIENTS LIVING WITH HIV (AN AT-RISK POPULATION), ACTIVATING THEM TO HELP THEIR CLIENTS MANAGE THEIR BONE HEALTH AND PREVENT FRACTURES. [D] DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED A NEW PROGRAM TO REACH PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS OR ARE AT RISK OF FRACTURE: BONE HEALTH BASICS FOR MOVEMENT PROFESSIONALS. [E] SERVED AS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER FOR RESEARCH TEAMS DEVELOPING GRANT SUBMISSIONS FOR A PCORI (PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF MULTIMODAL INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES. [F] DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED YOUR BONE HEALTH PLAN EMAIL EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FOR PEOPLE WHO COMPLETE THE AMERICAN BONE HEALTH FRACTURE RISK CALCULATOR; REACHED OVER 4,300 PEOPLE. [4] DEVELOPED NEW PROGRAMS FOR CONSUMERS: [A] DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED A NEW MULTIMEDIA ONLINE RESOURCE, "YOU AND OSTEOPOROSIS - AN ANIMATED PATIENT'S GUIDE TO BONE HEALTH AND OSTEOPOROSIS" IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MECHANISMS IN MEDICINE. [B] DEVELOPED A NEW SIGNATURE PROGRAM: WHY HEALTHY BONES MATTER FOR PEOPLE WITH BREAST CANCER. [C] DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED A NEW VIRTUAL PROGRAM SERIES: BONESENSE SPEAKERS SERIES FEATURING EXPERTS IN BONE HEALTH. [D] LAUNCHED AN ONLINE SPINE HEALTH WORKSHOP FOR CONSUMERS THAT IS AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. [E] PILOTED "BEST BONES FOREVER!", A VIRTUAL PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS. [5] INCREASED REACH THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: [A] MADE WEBSITE UPDATES AND LAUNCHED GOOGLE ADWORD CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE SEARCH RANKINGS FOR ABH RESOURCES AND WEBSITE. [B] MODERATED HEALTHUNLOCKED, A PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT NETWORK WHERE PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS AND HEALTH ADVOCATES SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES SAFELY ONLINE WITH GUIDANCE FROM AMERICAN BONE HEALTH. [C] GREW SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND DEVELOPED NEW RESOURCES TO ENHANCE THE CANCER PATIENT JOURNEY.

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