Best Bones IP

Best Bones The Best Bones IP is an interest project from the Girl Scouts of Rolling Hills Council.

Download the Best Bones Patch Booklet, which includes the requirements, Pre-project and Post-project Questionnaires, Risk Assessment, Exercise Log and Calcium Intake Worksheet.

Complete the Pre-Project Questionnaire before continuing with badge requirements. Revisit the questionnaire after completion and discuss what you have learned.

Complete 8 activities, including the ones marked with one or two asterisks.

1. * Learn about osteoporosis. How it is diagnosed, treated and prevented? Discuss your findings with your mentors and peers.

2. * Complete the Risk Assessment Tool to find out your risk of developing osteoporosis. Have another person fill out the Risk Assessment Tool, such as your mother, grandmother or other family member. Compare your answers. Discuss with your peers which factors you can control and those you cannot.
   

3. * Learn about the role of calcium in osteoporosis, and how to ensure you're getting the recommended amount of calcium. Have your troop/group, including yourself, complete the Calcium Worksheet and evaluate your current calcium intake. Based on the results, have each person develop a plan to increase calcium in her diet, if needed.
   

4. * Learn about weight-bearing exercise and how it relates to osteoporosis. Keep an Exercise Log for one week. Calculate the time you spent in weight-bearing exercise. Develop a plan to increase your weight-bearing activities, if needed.
   

5. Learn about densitometry and other ways of diagnosing osteoporosis. Discuss the diagnosis of osteoporosis with your troop/group.
   

6. Learn about health professionals who work with osteoporosis.
   

7. Learn more about one of the following topics: Bone remodeling, weightlessness and astronauts, or current treatments for osteoporosis. Share this information with your troop/peers.
   

8. Communicate with your legislators about the importance of osteoporosis as a woman's health issue.

Do one of the following activities only after you have completed activities #1, #2, #3 and #4 from Activity Set 1.

1. ** Plan and present an educational program on osteoporosis to middle-aged adults.
   

2. ** Compile a directory of osteoporosis services provided in your area. Review the directory with your mentor. Develop a list of agencies and individuals with whom you can share the directory, and distribute the directory to them.
   

3. Evaluate the safety of your own home, or the home of your grandmother, other elderly relative, or elderly friend using a home safety guide. Discuss your findings with your mentor. Develop a plan with recommendations for changes to ensure a safe environment.
   

4. Plan a health fair for your community.
   

5. Develop a public service announcement (P.S.A.) to distribute information about osteoporosis.

List of Council's Own Interest Projects

Rolling Hills Council's Own Recognition Requirements
Best Bones Interest Project Award