,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1 
#bjbf,ms4 ,collins submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
designation of the month of ,may #bjbf  
as ,osteoporosis ,prevention and        
,awareness ,month4  ,whereas            
osteoporosis is a highly prevalent and  
costly chronic disease that causes bones
 to weaken and fractures to be more     
likely2 ,whereas an estimated           
#ed1jjj1jjj people of the ,united       
,states have osteoporosis or low bone   
mass that increases their risk for      
osteoporosis2 ,whereas approximately #a 
in #b women and up to #a in #d men age  
#ej and older will break a bone due to  
osteoporosis2 ,whereas these fractures  
lead to more than #ejj1jjj hospital     
admissions1 #hjj1jjj emergency room     
visits1 #b1ejj1jjj office visits1 and   
nearly #ahj1jjj nursing home admissions 

in the ,united ,states each year2       
,whereas osteoporosis has significant   
consequences on older adults1 with      
approximately #a1hjj1jjj ,medicare      
beneficiaries suffering approximately   
#b1ajj1jjj osteoporotic fractures every 
year2 ,whereas osteoporosis is one of   
the costliest chronic diseases with the 
total national annual cost of           
osteoporotic fractures among ,medicare  
beneficiaries estimated at              
#eg1jjj1jjj1jjj and projected to rise   
over #ie1jjj1jjj1jjj in #bjdj as the    
population ages2 ,whereas osteoporotic  
fractures have been cited as a          
significant factor in opioid addiction  
rates among seniors as #bc percent of   
hip fracture patients became chronic    
opioid users after surgery2 ,whereas    
osteoporosis is a silent disease because
 many people do not have symptoms and   
may not even know they have the disease 
until they break a bone2 ,whereas only  
#h percent of people are screened for   
osteoporosis within #f months of a      

fracture1 only about #bj percent of hip 
fracture patients receive medication    
proven to greatly reduce the risk of a  
second fracture1 and few who suffer     
fractures receive model post-fracture   
care proven to reduce subsequent        
fracture risk2 and ,whereas it is       
crucial to raise awareness about        
osteoporosis and bone health among the  
public of the ,united ,states and health
 professionals3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,may
 #bjbf as ,osteoporosis ,prevention and 
,awareness ,month2  7#b7 affirms the    
dedication of the ,senate to-- 7,a7     
raising awareness among the public and  
health professionals about the          
importance of bone health throughout a  
person's lifespan and steps that can be 
taken to reduce the risk of osteoporotic
 fractures2 and  7,b7 reducing the toll 
that osteoporosis and osteoporotic      
fractures take on individuals1 the      
,united ,states1 and taxpayers2 and     
7#c7 commends the dedication of the     

,states1 localities1 family members1    
friends1 organizations1 volunteers1     
researchers1 and caregivers across the  
,united ,states who are working to raise
 awareness about bone health and        
osteoporosis1 provide optimal care for  
those with osteoporosis1 and reduce the 
toll osteoporosis takes on the ,united  
,states4