
Staff
David Lee, MPA
Director (David.Lee@nbha.org)
Mr. Lee joined the NBHA as director in March 2011 and brings to the organization more than 20 years of experience in non-profit management and executive leadership. Prior to this position, Mr. Lee was the deputy director of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health’s Biomarkers Consortium, a public-private partnership endeavoring to identify and qualify biological markers in a number of disease areas. Other previous positions include director of program policy at Last Acts Partnership and director of programs and operations at the American Digestive Health Foundation. Mr. Lee has a master’s degree in public administration from The American University and bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Nebraska.
Beatriz Duque Long
Grants Associate (Bea.Duque-Long@nbha.org)
Beatriz joined the National Bone Health Alliance (NBHA) in December 2011 and brings to the organization a strong background in advocacy and government affairs, community outreach and partnership development and communication strategy development. Prior to joining NBHA, Beatriz worked at the National Osteoporosis Foundation where she managed NOF’s grassroots advocacy program as well as state and community outreach activities. Beatriz has also worked for the National Federation of Independent Business, the California Trucking Association and the California State Senate. Beatriz is an active volunteer with several community groups, including the Junior League of Northern Virginia. Born and raised in Colombia, Beatriz is fluent in Spanish. Beatriz holds a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy from California State University, Fullerton.
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
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