
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 applicationsAdditional 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.
Read the second issue of the NBHA newsletter, Eye on Bone Health - Download
Read the first issue of the NBHA newsletter, Eye on Bone Health - Download

