The shelter-in-place has significantly reduced our time outdoors as well as our exercise frequency due to the closure of gyms and parks. Reduced exposure to sunlight causes lower Vitamin D production, and limited exercise leads to a decrease in muscle strength. To keep your bones […]
Bone Health Initiative members answer questions and give advice about what you can do to protect your bone health in celebration of World Osteoporosis Day, Oct.20, 2019.
The Bone Sense Decal, headed by BHI’s decal facilitator’s, Xammy Nguyenla, Chigozie Maduchukwu, and Emily Chen, typically lead this course. They also reach out to the bone community for experts who are willing to speak to the students and inform them about their own research. In […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Education Committee gave a presentation on Fibrous Dysplasia. Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a skeletal disorder in which bone-forming cells fail to mature and produce too much fibrous, or connective, tissue. Areas of healthy bone are replaced with this fibrous tissue. The replacement of normal […]
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