Consumer or Health Professional Resources

Please find below links to resources from National Bone Health Alliance member organizations regarding bone health.

Patient Resources:

American Bone Health/Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education
www.americanbonehealth.org - (888) 266-3015

American Orthopaedic Association’s Own The Bone Program
www.ownthebone.org  - (847) 318-7330

California Hispanic Osteoporosis Foundation
www.chofound.org  - (855) CHOF-555

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/az/o.html - (800)-CDC-INFO or (800) 232-4636

The Endocrine Society’s Hormone Foundation
www.hormone.org – 1-800-HORMONE or (800) 467-6663

Lymphangiomatosis & Gorham's Disease Alliance
www.http://www.lgdalliance.org - (561) 441-9766

National Council of Women’s Organizations
www.womensorganizations.org - (202) 293-4505

National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center
www.bones.nih.gov – (800) 624-BONE

National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org - (800) 231-4222 or (202) 223-2226

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
www.oif.org - (800) 981-2663

OWL - The Voice of Midlife and Older Women
www.owl-national.org - (877) 653-7966

The Paget Foundation for Paget's Disease of Bone and Related Disorders
www.paget.org - (800) 23-PAGET or (800) 237-2438 or (212) 509-5335

United States Bone and Joint Initiative
www.usbji.org – (847) 384-4010

XLH Network, Inc.
www.xlhnetwork.org

Health Care Professional Resources:

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Foundation
www.aanp.org/foundation - (512) 276-5905

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
www.aaos.org - (202) 548-4153

American Academy of Physician Assistants
www.aapa.org - (703) 836-2272

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
www.aace.com - (904) 353-7878

American Orthopaedic Association Own the Bone™ Post-Fragility Fracture QI Program
www.aoassn.org / www.ownthebone.org – (847) 318-7336

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
www.asbmr.org - (202) 367-1161

The Endocrine Society
www.endo-society.org - (888)-ENDOCRINE or (301) 941-0200

American Bone Health/Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education
www.americanbonehealth.org - (888) 266-3015

International Society for Clinical Densitometry
www.iscd.org - (860) 259-1000

National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation
www.nacdsfoundation.org - (703) 549-3001

National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org - (800) 231-4222 or (202) 223-2226

United States Bone and Joint Initiative
www.usbji.org – (847) 384-4010

Resources from our Private Sector Partners:

Amgen
www.amgen.com

GE Healthcare Lunar
www.gehealthcare.com/bmd

Health Monitor Network
www.guide2bonehealth.com – (800) 422-4112

Hologic, Inc.
www.hologic.com/en/what-is-osteoporosis/

Kaiser Permanente
www.kp.org

Eli Lilly and Company
www.lilly.com

Medtronic
www.medtronic.com

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
www.novartis.com

Optasia Medical, Inc.
www.optasiamedical.com

Roche Diagnostics Corporation
www.mylabonline.com

Warner Chilcott
http://www.wcrx.com/index.jsp

 

NBHA News

DUE MARCH 2: FRACTURE LIAISON SERVICE CALL FOR SITE APPLICATIONS

NBHA has released a call for applications for institutions interested in being considered a site for the prospective 3-year, $29 million CMS-funded initiative that would create a fracture liaison service in the Medicare (and Medicaid age 50 and above) population in up to 80 sites.

Call for site applications

Additional details about this proposed project

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that some older women with normal bone density may be able to delay follow-up testing, but guidelines for women with or at risk for osteoporosis remain unchanged. View NBHA’s response to news coverage of the study.


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