HR 333: Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month; May 2025; recognize

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. Instead, the House of Representatives uses it to formally recognize May 2025 as Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month. The text cites statistics about osteoporosis, including that an estimated 54 million Americans have the condition or low bone mass, and that in Georgia over 48,000 Medicare beneficiaries suffered more than 56,400 osteoporosis-related fractures in 2016. The resolution explains that osteoporosis is often called a silent disease because bone weakening cannot be felt, and that a broken bone is often the first sign of it. It notes that diet, exercise, and healthy habits can help prevent the disease. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies to the public and the press, but it creates no new programs, funding, or legal requirements.

• Formally recognizes May 2025 as Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month in Georgia.
• States a series of facts and statistics about osteoporosis and its impact on Medicare beneficiaries in Georgia and nationally.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and the press.
• Does not create any new law, funding, program, or enforcement mechanism.

The resolution mainly affects public awareness efforts. It is directed at the general public, health professionals, and policymakers, and references older Georgians and Medicare beneficiaries who are most at risk of osteoporosis-related fractures.

While the resolution carries no legal force, it puts the General Assembly's attention on osteoporosis as a public health issue affecting many older Georgians, particularly those on Medicare who face costly fractures, and may support broader awareness or screening efforts.

• The resolving clause recognizes May 2025 as Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month.
• The whereas clauses cite that over 48,000 Georgia Medicare beneficiaries suffered more than 56,400 osteoporosis-related fractures in 2016, with repeat fractures costing an estimated $131 million.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2025-02-20House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-20House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-20House Hopper (House)

• Sheila Jones (D, HD-060)Primary sponsor

• osteoporosis
• bone health
• Medicare
• public health awareness
• aging