November 11, 2011 (CHARLESTON, SC)—National Bladder Health Week is November 14-18, 2011. The National Association For Continence (NAFC), as part of its Bladder Health Awareness campaign, is hosting free, online activities throughout Bladder Health Week to educate participants about prevention, treatment and management options for urinary incontinence.

It’s estimated that over 25 million adult Americans routinely experience loss of bladder control. Because age is a risk factor for such health problems, the prevalence of those experiencing these problems is likely to grow as a result of the aging baby boomer generation. Bladder control problems can result from a variety of causal factors including obstetrical, surgical or other trauma and neurological diseases in addition to the aging process itself.

Each day of Bladder Health Week will focus on a different aspect of bladder control problems. Overactive bladder, the relationship between a health care provider and their patient, bladder retraining, women’s pelvic floor issues and male stress urinary incontinence are topics that will be included during this health observance. Blogs, webinars and Twitter chats will help educate the public about the topics covered during Bladder Health Week.