Library Materials - Osteoporosis
Listed Alphabetically by Title

All About Calcium (1996) National Health Video Resource guide includes learning objectives, activity suggestions, before and after quiz, and answer sheet with explanations. Also includes handouts and a video on calcium. Booklet, Video
Bone Health and Osteoporosis - A Report of the Surgeon Cengeral (2004) Department of health and Human Services The 2004 Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis was prepared by some of the country's top scientists, doctors, and public health experts. The full report is more than 400 pages long and took more than 2 years to complete. It is written for a scientific audience. However, the findings are important to everyone. It contains a book and two booklets. One booklet explains what the report says and what it means to you. Book
Bright Futures in practice - Nutrition: User's Guide (2000) National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health This user's guide was designed to provide an overview of Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition and to assist health professionals in using the information and materials in that guide. See Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition for details. Book, Booklet
Calcium in Your Life (1997) American Dietetic Association This small book helps the reader explore calcium needs for every age, test their calcium knowledge, and evaluate the calcium content of their meals. Book
Calcium: Are You Getting Enough Display (2000) Nutrition Education Services - Oregon Dairy Council This is a 7 component bulletin board display kit. The viewer follows along key steps to determine their calcium health. Perfect for hospital cafeterias and waiting areas, clinics, pharmacies, resource centers, libraries, worksites, high school cafeterias and classrooms. Uses a 28" X 36" or larger space. Display
Calcium: Are You Getting Enough? (1999) Nutrition Education Services - Oregon Dairy Council Interactive brochure. User computes their calcium intake. Highlights include ideas on how to meet calcium needs with food, and a work space for making an individual plan. Updated for current recommendations for calcium intake. Brochure
Calcium: Are You Getting Enough? Brochure (2001) Nutrition Education Services - Oregon Dairy Council Interactive brochure. User computes their calcium intake. Highlights include ideas on how to meet calcium needs, lactose intolerance, vegetarian diets, calcium absorption, and reading calcium content on food labels. Brochure
Calcium: Are You Getting Enough? Brochure (Spanish) (2003) Nutrition Education Services - Oregon Dairy Council Interactive brochure. User computes their calcium intake. Highlights include ideas on how to meet calcium needs with food, and a work space for making an individual plan. Updated for current recommendations for calcium intake. Brochure
Osteo Kit - Diet & Osteoporosis (2000) Food & Health Communication, Inc. This is Master Kit for a nutrition educator. It stresses the importance of exercise and diet in preventing osteoporosis. It contains an CPE Course on Diet and osteoporosis for the health professional; a PowerPoint show of 50 color slides; 14 overheads for participants; over 20 laser originals for handouts and a kids kit for use with ages 3 to teens. Participants of all ages will learn about the different dietary sources of calcium and supplements. Curriculum Design, CD-ROM, Slide Show
Osteoporosis Prevention: Food and Fitness for Strong Bones (educational package) (1998) Lemon-aid Films, Inc This booklet is an educational supplement to the videotape. It contains a fact sheet defining osteoporosis and identifying risks and causes. It also contains a knowledge test with answers as well as a self assessment questionarre. It also provides tips for adding calcium and vitamin D to their diet and provides suggestions for weight bearing exercise. Book, Booklet
Osteoporosis Prevention: Food and Fitness for Strong Bones (1998) Liz Weiss, M.S., R.D. This is an informative video about osteoporosis. This video defines and explains osteoporosis as well as identifies the risks and causes. Diet, exercise, and drug therapy are all explained in prevention and management of this disease. Video
Present Knowledge in Nutrition; Eighth Edition (2001) Barbara A. Bowman and Robert M. Russell (editors) This text includes chapters on energy physiology, macronutrients, fat and water soluble vitamins, minerals and trace elements, and nutrition and the life cycle. It also includes chapters on physiology and pathophysiology and nutrition and chronic disease such as obesity, diabetes, and osteoporosis. International nutrition including food insecurity and hunger, and emerging issues in nutrition such as food safety are also discussed. The writing style is scientific and detailed. Book
Shopping for Women’s Health (1997) Family Experiences Productions Features tips on how to reduce the risk of osteoporosis and breast cancer by making smart choices at the supermarket, cutting fat, boosting fiber and health-enhancing phytochemicals. Video
Staying Well - Teaching Tools for Older Adults (1997) Ohio Department of Aging, the Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio State University Extension and Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories Staying Well contains empowering lessons that address common medical conditions, dental health, drug issues, importance of dietary variety, alcohol, budgeting, socialization, weight gain or loss and overcoming obstacles to shopping, cooking and eating healthfully. It contains intervention activities for older adults complete with lesson plans, challenges, activities, promotional incentives, handouts and much more. Curriculum Design
The Osteoporosis Book - A Guide for Patients and Their Families (1999) Nancy Lane Empowers readers to make informed healthcare choices that will both reduce their risk for osteoporosis and enhance the quality of their lives for decades to come. Book
This Is Your Life: A Teacher's Activity Guidebook for Hands-On Health! The Activity Guidebook for Working with Teens (1999) Barbara Storper & Foodplay Productions This Activity Guidebook is designed to help middle and high school boys and girls improve their eating, exercise, and health habits and foster self-esteem. Can be used separately or as an accompaniment to the "This Is Your Life" theater show or Video Kit. Book, Curriculum Design

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