The Alliance For Women

Women earn less, are less likely to own a business, are more likely to live in poverty than men and experience many obstacles to good health and well-being.* 

The Alliance's actions to help increase the Health and Well-Being for women in SC:

• Partnership with Procter & Gamble to promote and educate women about osteoporosis
• Advocacy and legislative action regarding women's health issues
• Advocacy and support to create awareness and fight issue of domestic violence
• Support established organizations to promote overall women's health
• Co-sponsor of The Summit on Women with South Carolina Commission on Women
  

*Source: The Institute for Women's Policy Research. The Economic Status of Women in South Carolina. January, 2008

For additional information, click on the links below:

The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
National Osteoporosis Foundation
South Carolina Department of Social Services
The National Women's Health Information Center
The Alliance for Women Fact Sheet: Women & Osteoporosis
The Alliance for Women Fact Sheet: Men & Osteoporosis