HR 9145 2003
1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating May 2003 as "Florida Osteoporosis
3	Prevention Month."
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5	WHEREAS, osteoporosis, a debilitating disease that causes
6	bones to become fragile and more susceptible to fracture, is a
7	serious public health threat for both women and men as they
8	begin to age, and
9	WHEREAS, recent data suggest that over two million
10	Floridians have osteoporosis or low bone mass that leads to more
11	than 22,000 hip fractures each year, and
12	WHEREAS, the number of Americans suffering from
13	osteoporosis is expected to reach 52 million by the year 2010,
14	and
15	WHEREAS, a heightened awareness of the risks and causes of
16	osteoporosis can be a major factor in its prevention when
17	accompanied by a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D, weight-
18	bearing exercise, a healthy lifestyle with no smoking or
19	excessive alcohol use, and bone-density testing and medications
20	when appropriate, NOW, THEREFORE,
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22	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
23	Florida:
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25	That the House of Representatives designates the month of
26	May 2003 as "Florida Osteoporosis Prevention Month" and urges
27	all of the state's residents to acquaint themselves with the
28	risks, causes, and prevention of this enfeebling disease.