World Osteoporosis Day Timeline

1996

World Osteoporosis Day kicks off in the UK for the first time

The National Osteoporosis Society celebrates raising awareness about osteoporosis in the UK on October 20.

1998

Two groups join forces to fight osteoporosis

The International Osteoporosis Foundation is formed when the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the International Federation of Societies on Skeletal Diseases combine.

2013

“Capture the Fracture” focuses on secondary fractures

The IOF initiates another global campaign that focuses on avoiding secondary bone fractures.

2014

The International Osteoporosis Foundation goes digital with an e-newsletter

The IOF launches an osteoporosis awareness campaign to over a million of its members with a “Love Your Bones e-newsletter.”