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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
June 25, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives S. Rodriguez, B. Meyers, Conley,
Andraca, Brostoff, Cabral-Guevara, Drake, Emerson, Hebl, Hesselbein,
Hong, Milroy, Rozar, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs and Vruwink,
cosponsored by Senators Ringhand, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Larson and
Roys. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AJR66,1,2 1Relating to: proclaiming May 2021 as National Osteoporosis Awareness Month in
2Wisconsin.
AJR66,1,43 Whereas, the National Osteoporosis Foundation has designated May as
4National Osteoporosis Month to help spread awareness about osteoporosis; and
AJR66,1,65 Whereas, osteoporosis is a skeletal disease that weakens bones by reducing
6their mass, measured as bone density; and
AJR66,1,87 Whereas, the disease often develops without any symptoms until the people
8who have it suffer sudden fractures, most often of the hip, wrist, or spine; and
AJR66,1,109 Whereas, osteoporosis is extremely common, with 54 million people in the
10United States estimated to have the disease; and
AJR66,1,1211 Whereas, one in two women and up to one in four men over the age of 50
12experience fractures that are attributable to osteoporosis; and
AJR66,1,1513 Whereas, the consequences of osteoporosis-induced hip fractures are
14particularly serious, with 20 percent of seniors who break a hip dying within a year
15of the bone break; and
AJR66,2,5
1Whereas, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, people can
2improve their bone density and slow or even prevent the onset of osteoporosis by
3getting enough calcium and vitamin D, following a well-balanced diet, engaging in
4regular exercise, and avoiding smoking and limiting alcohol, among other measures;
5and
AJR66,2,86 Whereas, the Wisconsin Legislature has an opportunity to join a national effort
7to promote bone health and raise awareness about osteoporosis and strategies to
8reduce its risks; now, therefore, be it
AJR66,2,11 9Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin
10Legislature proclaims May 2021 as National Osteoporosis Awareness Month in
11Wisconsin.
AJR66,2,1212 (End)
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