Healthy Bones Australia launched the 4th Edition of the Know Your Bones Community Risk Report at a Parliamentary Friends of Bone Health event in Canberra on the occasion of Osteoporosis Awareness Month.
The release of the report coincided with the announcement of a $700,000 investment in Healthy Bones Australia’s national awareness and education campaign by Assistant Minister for Health and Women, the Hon Rebeccca White MP. The expanded initiative will fund mobile bone density testing across regional communities and drive a nationwide campaign encouraging Australians aged 50 and over, especially women, to complete the Know Your Bones online self-assessment.
Based on data from more than 126,500 Australians, Healthy Bones Australia’s report revealed nearly half of all minimal trauma fractures occur in adults aged 50 to 69 – a window when early detection and treatment can make a significant difference.1 The report further identified a gap in fracture care, with only 14 per cent receiving osteoporosis medication post-fracture.1
