Osteoporosis Prevention
Prevention is the first step in protecting your bones from osteoporosis. Calcium, vitamin D and exercise form the basis of a good bone health program.
- Health Risk Assessment: Are you at risk for fracture? Take the test and find out.
- Bone Mineral Density (BMD) guidelines: Specifics on who should have a bone mineral density test.
- How much calcium are you getting? Take this test to see if you are getting enough calcium.
- Calcium and vitamin D recommendations: Click here to view the current RDA from the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
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Updated Vitamin D Recommendations for Infants and Children: Click here to read the October, 2008 press release from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
- Exercise: How much should you be getting? Click on the link to view exercise guidelines.
- Health Information Library: Your resource for reliable information about healthy bones and osteoporosis.
- Falls Prevention Program, Rockingham Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice. Calculate your safety risk: House Tour survey.
- Free bone health education
- This free service is available to anyone who has had a bone density DEXA scan at Exeter Hospital in the last two years.
- Our bone health consultations consist of a 30 minute one on one education session to address your specific bone health needs.
- Topics covered include calcium, vitamin D and exercise. In addition, you will learn about achievement of peak bone mass, T-scores, medications and the bone remodeling process.
- Our bone health educators are part of a multidisciplinary team and consist of nurses, physical therapists and an exercise physiologist.
- Screenings for Osteopenia/Osteoporosis are offered as an educational tool and are intended to raise awareness in women who have NOT been previously diagnosed. For information about screening clinics, or to schedule one for your event (health fairs, senior groups, schools, etc.) call 1-800-4-EXETER or email us. (Add link to web calendar)
- Smoking Cessation Program provides a supportive, holistic and research-based approach to help individuals achieve a smoke-free lifestyle.
