Florida Senate - 2021                            (NP)    SR 2050
       
       
        
       By Senator Cruz
       
       
       
       
       
       18-02206-21                                           20212050__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing May 2021 as “Osteoporosis
    3         Awareness Month” in Florida.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, one in two women and one in four men in the United
    6  States who are 50 years of age or older will fracture a bone due
    7  to osteoporosis in their lifetimes, and
    8         WHEREAS, approximately 4.7 million women who are 50 years
    9  of age or older live in this state, and
   10         WHEREAS, a woman’s risk of fracturing a hip is equal to her
   11  combined risk of being diagnosed with breast, uterine, and
   12  ovarian cancer, and
   13         WHEREAS, bone fractures due to osteoporosis can have
   14  serious long-term consequences, and
   15         WHEREAS, after the first bone fracture, postmenopausal
   16  women with osteoporosis are five times more likely to fracture a
   17  bone within the next year, and
   18         WHEREAS, persons who are living with osteoporosis often
   19  remain undiagnosed and untreated, and
   20         WHEREAS, since lost bone cannot be replaced, treatment for
   21  osteoporosis typically focuses on preventing any further bone
   22  loss, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   24  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   26         That May 2021 is recognized as “Osteoporosis Awareness
   27  Month” in Florida to increase awareness, screening, and
   28  prevention and provide educational resources to inform and
   29  empower women to take charge of their bone health.