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Osteoporosis is a debilitating and sometimes fatal disease that can be prevented and treated. By eating right, exercising regularly, and being tested, we can reduce the risk of osteoporosis or reduce further bone loss. This in turn can increase the quality and longevity of one's life.

For more information on osteoporosis contact:

The National Osteoporosis Foundation
1150 17th Street, N.W., Suite 500,
Washington, D.C. 20036-4603
(202) 223-2226


AFSCME thanks the National Osteoporosis Foundation, the National Women's Health Network, and Diane Laskin Siegal for their assistance with this brochure.

Additional Internet resources on osteoporosis:

Doctor's Guide to Osteoporosis Information and Resources
Mayo Clinic: Osteoporosis

For more information about women's issues generally and for additional copies of this brochure, please contact:

Women's Rights Department
AFSCME
1625 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-5687
(202) 429-5090
email: womensrights@afscme.org


Published by the AFSCME Women's Rights Department, June 1996

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