Every 20-seconds in the U.S., a woman aged 50 or older suffers a fracture. That’s about the time it takes to tie your shoes. It could be your mom, your neighbor… or even you. And it usually happens doing something common and low-impact, like bending over, lifting something heavy, or falling from standing height.
It’s time to get serious about bone health. Nearly 2-million fractures happen every year and they’re often the first sign of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Spinal fractures are the most common, yet 70% go undiagnosed, because patients don’t have symptoms, or height loss and back pain are overlooked.
This lack of diagnosis leads to a domino effect where patients are 5-times more likely to break another bone within a year after their first osteoporotic fracture.
Talk to your healthcare provider about osteoporosis screening and treatment. Find more at WomenInGovernment.org.
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Every 20-seconds in the U.S., a woman aged 50 or older suffers a fracture. That’s about the time it takes to tie your shoes. It could be your mom, your neighbor… or even you. And it usually happens doing something common and low-impact, like bending over, lifting something heavy, or falling from standing height.
It’s time to get serious about bone health. Nearly 2-million fractures happen every year and they’re often the first sign of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Spinal fractures are the most common, yet 70% go undiagnosed, because patients don’t have symptoms, or height loss and back pain are overlooked.
This lack of diagnosis leads to a domino effect where patients are 5-times more likely to break another bone within a year after their first osteoporotic fracture.
Talk to your healthcare provider about osteoporosis screening and treatment. Find more at WomenInGovernment.org.
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Women In Government Foundation, Inc., headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a national non-profit, non-partisan organization of women state legislators that provides leadership opportunities, expert forums, and educational resources to address and resolve complex public policy issues to all women state legislators across the country.
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For more information, please visit womeningovernment.org
Audio courtesy of OSUCHLUCK Productions, osuchluck.com
State as a Model Employer to Engage the Disability Workforce
Women In Government Podcast
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1 year ago
State as a Model Employer to Engage the Disability Workforce
Women In Government Podcast
State as a Model Employer to Engage the Disability Workforce
According to the most recent U.S. Census data, there are more than 42-million Americans with disabilities. Across all age groups, these folks are more likely to be unemployed. That’s why state leaders, government agencies, and task forces are uniting to help advance inclusive policies and best practices that lead to increased employment opportunities for disabled people, and a stronger, more diverse American workforce and economy.
This episode highlights how states can send a clear message that employment of people with disabilities is a high priority by implementing a comprehensive set of policies, practices, and processes, known collectively as State as a Model Employer (SAME) policies, to increase representation of people with disabilities within their own public-sector workforce. When acting as model employers, the states also have an opportunity to serve as test cases for private employers, demonstrating the economic and organizational benefits of hiring people with disabilities.
Now is the time for leaders to take action.
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MODERATOR: Women In Government Board Director, Oklahoma Senator, Jessica Garvin
GUEST #1: Minnesota Representative, Liz Reyer
GUEST #2: Chief of Staff for the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), United States Department of Labor, Anupa Geevarghese
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For more information, please visit www.womeningovernment.org
Audio courtesy of OSUCHLUCK Productions, www.osuchluck.com
Women In Government Podcast
Every 20-seconds in the U.S., a woman aged 50 or older suffers a fracture. That’s about the time it takes to tie your shoes. It could be your mom, your neighbor… or even you. And it usually happens doing something common and low-impact, like bending over, lifting something heavy, or falling from standing height.
It’s time to get serious about bone health. Nearly 2-million fractures happen every year and they’re often the first sign of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Spinal fractures are the most common, yet 70% go undiagnosed, because patients don’t have symptoms, or height loss and back pain are overlooked.
This lack of diagnosis leads to a domino effect where patients are 5-times more likely to break another bone within a year after their first osteoporotic fracture.
Talk to your healthcare provider about osteoporosis screening and treatment. Find more at WomenInGovernment.org.
••••• ••••• •••••
Women In Government Foundation, Inc., headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a national non-profit, non-partisan organization of women state legislators that provides leadership opportunities, expert forums, and educational resources to address and resolve complex public policy issues to all women state legislators across the country.
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For more information, please visit womeningovernment.org
Audio courtesy of OSUCHLUCK Productions, osuchluck.com
