Information Needed on Osteoporosis Education Activities

[Kuester, Sarah]

Please pardon my cross-posting.

Hello.  The Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
requests your assistance in gathering information about
public education osteoporosis activities.  Please see below 
for a description of a developing national osteoporosis 
prevention program.  NOTE: Please send your comments
to Kay Vandiver at khp1 at cdc.gov.

Thank you,
Sarah Kuester
Public Health Nutritionist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
sak2 at cdc.gov 

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From: 	Nicole Kerr, RD, MPH
	Nutrition and Physical Activity Communication Team
	Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity

          REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
                 OSTEOPOROSIS PROGRAMS   

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
and the U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's
Health (PHS OWH) in the Department of Health and
Human Services are collaborating with the National
Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)  to develop the first
national osteoporosis education campaign aimed at girls
ages 9-18. 

To assist with our needs assessment,  please provide
information on any osteoporosis activity within the state
that targets girls ages 9 to 18.  Program information
requested includes:   contact person,  phone number,  
e-mail address, and the following items  in brief:
               !    name of the program 
               !    years of the program
               !    target audience
               !    main objective(s) of the program   

Thanks for sharing!  Please send information to:

Kay Vandiver   -    E-mail:    khp1 at cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity (DNPA)