National Bone Health Alliance: an innovative public-private partnership improving America's bone health

Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2013 Dec;11(4):348-53. doi: 10.1007/s11914-013-0159-y.

Abstract

The U.S. National Bone Health Alliance (NBHA) is a public-private partnership launched in 2010 that brings together its 56 partners from the government, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors to collectively promote bone health and prevent disease; improve bone disease diagnosis and treatment; and enhance bone research, surveillance, and evaluation. NBHA is driven to achieve its 20/20 vision to reduce fractures 20 % by the year 2020 through projects including 2Million2Many, an osteoporosis awareness campaign; Fracture Prevention CENTRAL, an online resource center providing support to sites interested in launching a secondary fracture prevention program; bone turnover marker standardization project; and working groups in rare bone disease and the clinical diagnosis of osteoporosis. NBHA provides a platform to coordinate messaging among individuals and organizations on subjects important to bone health; pool funding and efforts around shared priorities; and work together towards the goals and recommendations of the National Action Plan on Bone Health.

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research
  • Bone Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Health Status*
  • Humans
  • Osteoporosis / prevention & control
  • Public-Private Sector Partnerships*
  • United States