Month: October 2018

Sixth Annual Bone Health Fair

Sixth Annual Bone Health Fair

By: Gurjiwan Dhaliwal On October 10th, 2018, the Bone Health Initiative headed to Lake Merritt Independent Senior Living to help with the Sixth Annual Bone Health Fair hosted by American Bone Health. The event took place at The Terrace Room, a restaurant connected with the […]

Stepping Out Strong (Fall 2018)

Stepping Out Strong (Fall 2018)

BHI had the opportunity to serve the community and speak to the North Berkeley Senior Center and discuss how the elderly residents could strengthen their bones. This ABH sponsored event was led by BHI’s peer educators: Nolan Chen, Chigozie Maduchukwu, and Alyssa Febre. This hour […]

VACCEB Health Fair

VACCEB Health Fair

  This fall Bone Health Initiative (BHI) made their way to a number of events, one of them being the Vietnamese American Community Center of East Bay (VACCEB). This was an event put on by the VACCEB that provided support to Vietnamese families. BHI supported […]

Dinner Social at Racha Cafe

Dinner Social at Racha Cafe

    Last night, BHI members went out and had dinner together at Racha Cafe. It was a great night of laughing, catching up, and getting to know each other more after a busy two weeks of various bone health events. Among the new things […]

Happy World Osteoporosis Day!

Happy World Osteoporosis Day!

World Osteoporosis Day occurs annually on October 20th to increase global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.  The World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) 2018 campaign calls for global action to improve bone health and prevent fractures due to osteoporosis, including vertebral (spine) fractures […]

Merrill Gardens Health Fair

Merrill Gardens Health Fair

By: Nolan Chen Bone Health Initiative, an organization committed to educating both the young and old on maintaining healthy bones as well as various bone-related diseases, had the opportunity to participate in a health fair at the Merrill Gardens Senior Living at Rockridge on October […]