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The National Bone Health Alliance (NBHA) is a public-private partnership that brings together the expertise and resources of its 36 members (as well as liaisons representing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health and U.S. Food and Drug Administration) from the public, private and non-profit sectors to collectively promote bone health and prevent disease; improve diagnosis and treatment of bone disease; and enhance bone research, surveillance and evaluation.
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
