By NOF; Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Support for Legislation to Protect Patient Access to Osteoporosis Testing

On May 26, 2011, the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), along with 22 other patient, professional, health and community organizations sent a letter to Senators Snowe and Stabenow, and Representatives Burgess and Berkley, thanking them for introducing S. 1096/H.R. 2020.

Download the House letter.

Download the Senate letter.

List of organization that support the Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011:

Alliance for Aging Research
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Bone Health
American College of Nurse Midwives
American College of Radiology
American College of Rheumatology
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Medical Women’s Association
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Assisted Living Federation of America
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Black Women’s Health Imperative
Coalition of Labor Union Women
Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations
International Society for Clinical Densitometry
International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
National Black Nurses Association
National Council of Women's Organizations
National Medical Association
National Osteoporosis Foundation
North American Menopause Society
Older Women’s League
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
RetireSafe
Society for Women's Health Research
The Endocrine Society
The Paget Foundation
US Bone and Join Initiative
Women In Government
Women's Research & Education Institute

The latest

The National Osteoporosis Foundation has named Barbara Hannah Grufferman as its first Bone Health Ambassador. In this newly-established role, Grufferman, a well-known advocate for healthy and positive living, will dedicate her time, talent and energy to raise awareness for osteoporosis and the importance of building strong bones for life.

Thanks to a generous gift from The Samuel J. & Ethel LeFrak Charitable Trust, the National Osteoporosis Foundation met its Generations of Strength fundraising goal one year early. NOF launched the Generations of Strength initiative in September 2011 with the goal of raising $2 million in two years to improve patient care for the most vulnerable – those who have broken bones due to osteoporosis – and to protect future generations from the disease.

The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), the nation’s leading health organization dedicated to preventing osteoporosis and broken bones, has named Claire Gill as its Senior Director of Marketing, Consumer and Corporate Outreach.  Gill brings extensive experience in public relations and marketing communications to this newly-established role.