World Osteoporosis Day

Demonstration during World Osteoporosis Day 2010 in Brazil

The World Osteoporosis Day (English world osteoporosis day ) is held annually on October 20 committed.

history

The day of action was first launched in 1996 by the British National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) on the initiative of Linda Edwards. The International Osteoporosis Foundation took up the idea the following year . She has organized the day annually since then. In 1998 the day of action was recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). That year and the following, WHO also supported the usual annual campaign that follows the day of action.

Every year since 1999, the day has had its own motto, which indicates an aspect of the risk of developing osteoporosis or of recognizing or avoiding an illness.

1999 Early Detection
2000 Building Bone Health
2001 Bone Development in Youth
2002 Osteoporosis in the Workplace
2003 Quality of Life
2004 Osteoporosis in Men
2005 Exercise
2006 Nutrition
2007 Risk Factors
2008 Advocate for Policy Change
2009 Advocate for Policy Change
2010 Signs and Symptoms of Spinal Fractures
2011 3 Steps to Unbreakable Bones: Vitamin D, Calcium and Exercise
2012 Stop at One: Make Your First Break Your Last
2013 Strong Women Make Stronger Women
2014 Real Men Build Their Strength from Within
2015 Serve Up Bone Strength
2016 Love Your Bones - Protect Your Future
2017 Love Your Bones - Protect Your Future
2018 Love Your Bones - Protect Your Future
2019 That's Osteoporosis

On World Osteoporosis Day, the International Osteoporosis Foundation and the national medical societies, as well as the self-help groups and their associations, organize appropriate information events about the disease. The German Federal Self-Help Association for Osteoporosis e. V. (BfO) has been organizing an annual patient congress since 2001, which is held in a different city every year and in which around 2000 people take part.

Web links

World Osteoporosis Day - Website of the International Osteoporosis Foundation for World Osteoporosis Day

Individual evidence

↑ The presentation of the history of World Osteoporosis Day follows, unless otherwise stated: World Osteoporosis Day . History of World Osteoporosis Day . International Osteoporosis Foundation. Retrieved October 16, 2013. - About ( October 17, 2013 memento in the Internet Archive ) . In: worldosteoporosisday.org. Retrieved October 16, 2013 - World Osteoporosis Day. Background information . In: 10th patient congress for World Osteoporosis Day 2010. On: weltosteoporosetag.de. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
↑ Renate Leinmüller: Osteoporosis: Patients are still undersupplied . In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt . 2004; 101 (50): A-3443. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
↑ Sabine Gloeser: Trustees bone health plans prevention Tour . In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt . 1999; 96 (6): A-326 / B-260 / C-259. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
↑ World Osteoporosis Day. Background information . In: 10th patient congress for World Osteoporosis Day 2010. On: weltosteoporosetag.de. Retrieved October 16, 2013.

[1] The presentation of the history of World Osteoporosis Day follows, unless otherwise stated: World Osteoporosis Day . History of World Osteoporosis Day . International Osteoporosis Foundation. Retrieved October 16, 2013. - About ( October 17, 2013 memento in the Internet Archive ) . In: worldosteoporosisday.org. Retrieved October 16, 2013 - World Osteoporosis Day. Background information . In: 10th patient congress for World Osteoporosis Day 2010. On: weltosteoporosetag.de. Retrieved October 16, 2013.

[2] Renate Leinmüller: Osteoporosis: Patients are still undersupplied . In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt . 2004; 101 (50): A-3443. Retrieved October 16, 2013.

[3] Sabine Gloeser: Trustees bone health plans prevention Tour . In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt . 1999; 96 (6): A-326 / B-260 / C-259. Retrieved October 16, 2013.

[4] World Osteoporosis Day. Background information . In: 10th patient congress for World Osteoporosis Day 2010. On: weltosteoporosetag.de. Retrieved October 16, 2013.