2012 New York Consolidated Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 27-A - (2705 - 2706) OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTATION AND EDUCATION
2706 - Osteoporosis prevention and education program established.

 
    §  2706. Osteoporosis prevention and education program established. 1.
  There  is  hereby  created  within  the  department   the   osteoporosis
  prevention and education program. This program is established to promote
  public  awareness of the causes of osteoporosis, options for prevention,
  the value of early detection and possible  treatments,  including  their
  benefits and risks.
    2. The program shall include:  (a) establishment of a public education
  and  outreach  campaign to promote osteoporosis prevention and education
  that will enable  individuals  to  make  informed  choices  about  their
  health, including, but not limited to the following:
    (1) cause and nature of the disease;
    (2) risk factors;
    (3) impact of menopause;
    (4) impact of drug interactions;
    (5) prevention, including but not limited to:
    (i) nutrition and diet and,
    (ii) physical exercise;
    (6) diagnostic procedures and appropriate indications for their use;
    (7) all available treatment options, including benefits and risks;
    (8) environmental safety and injury prevention;
    (9)  implications  of  hip  fracture  and  the  potential  options for
  rehabilitation;
    (10) rest and use of appropriate body mechanics;
    (11) availability of osteoporosis diagnostic and treatment services in
  the community.
    (b) development of educational materials  to  be  made  available  for
  consumers,  particularly  targeted  to  high  risk groups, through local
  departments of health, local health care practitioners, practitioners of
  gerontology and geriatrics, other health care providers, including,  but
  not  limited  to,  health  maintenance organizations, hospitals, walk-in
  medical care centers, mobile care units, surgi-centers,  health-oriented
  places of business, clinics and organizations serving women and the aged
  populations.
    (c)  development  and provision of professional education programs for
  health care providers and health-related community-based  organizations,
  including, but not limited to, the following:
    (1) research findings;
    (2) cause and nature of the disease;
    (3)  risk  factors, including but not limited to, lifestyle, heredity,
  and drug interactions;
    (4) impact of menopause;
    (5) prevention, including, but not limited to:
    (i) nutrition and diet and,
    (ii) physical exercise;
    (6) diagnostic procedures and appropriate indications for their use;
    (7) all medical and surgical treatment options, including experimental
  and established drug therapies, and  the  benefits  and  risks  of  each
  option;
    (8) environmental safety and injury prevention;
    (9)  availability of osteoporosis diagnostic and treatment and support
  services in the community.
    3. The commissioner shall seek any federal waiver or waivers that  may
  be  necessary  to maximize funds from the federal government, including,
  but not limited to, funds provided under Titles XVIII  and  XIX  of  the
  federal  Social  Security  Act  for  the  services  provided  under this
  section. The commissioner may accept any grants, awards or  other  funds
  or  appropriations  as  may  be  made available for the purposes of this
  section.