October 4, 2024 (Arlington, VA) ā The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of our national award to recognize Members of Congress who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, advocacy, and commitment to protect and improve the bone health of Americans. The awards are presented annually by BHOF to highlight… Read more »
Press Releases
Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) Awarded Multi-Year Grant to Increase Bone Health Awareness from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) »
October 4, 2024 (Arlington, VA) ā The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation announced that it has been awarded a major three-year grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to launch a national campaign to educate and raise awareness about osteoporosis. BHOF is one of six organizations chosen by CDC through a nationwide… Read more »
35 National Health Organizations Call on Medicare to Use 2025 Payment Rule to Improve Patient Care and Prevent Osteoporosis-Related Broken Bones »
September 12, 2024 (Arlington, VA) āĀ There needs to be immediate action on providing appropriate post-fracture care for Americaās seniors, said 35 diverse national patient and health professional organizations. These organizations joined together in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to substantially improve care for the 10 million Americans with osteoporosis by reducing… Read more »
Medicareās Proposed 2025 PFS Rule Takes Critical First Steps to Improve Post-Fracture Care for Osteoporosis Patients in the U.S. »
National Patient and Medical Groups Praise CMS for āGiving Patients Hopeā and Call for Further Action The proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week recognizes the need to substantially improve care for the 10 million Americans who suffer from osteoporosis, almost two… Read more »
The Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) Announces Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis (ISO2024) Program Highlights »
June 10, 2024 (Arlington, VA) ā Almost half of all Ā women and up to one in four men over the age of 50 will suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime. The Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis (ISO2024) aims to address this growing health crisis by providing the latest evidence-based information on the prevention, diagnosis, and… Read more »
The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) Commemorates 40th Anniversary With ’40 Faces of Osteoporosis’ Campaign »
Forty patient stories will be highlighted throughout 2024 May 31, 2024 (Arlington, VA) ā The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF), the nation’s leading organization dedicated exclusively to osteoporosis and bone health, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024 with the launch of the ’40 Faces of Osteoporosis’ campaign. BHOF will showcase the personal stories… Read more »
19 States Take Action to Combat Osteoporosis and Strengthen Bone Health »
May 2024 is Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month May 30, 2024 (Arlington, VA) ā The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) announced today that 19 states across the nation have taken steps through legislation and executive action to tackle the costly and growing problem of osteoporosis. Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,… Read more »
The Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation and Sunsweet Growers Partner on Three-Part Podcast Series to Promote Importance of Womenās Bone Health »
Partnership emphasizes prioritizing bone-supporting nutrition this Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month May 23, 2024 (Arlington, VA) ā The Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) is pleased to share an exclusive three-part series of the Bone Talk podcast sponsored by Sunsweet Growers Inc., the worldās premier dried fruit brand. Three nutrition experts joined BHOF CEO Claire… Read more »
The Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation and AvoMD Launch Clinical Decision Support Toolkit for Osteoporosis, Available for Free and in the EHR »
Tool strengthens cliniciansā ability to diagnose, manage, and treat patients with osteoporosis and related fractures. May 1, 2024 (Arlington, VA) ā The Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation (āBHOFā), together with AvoMD, a software platform that translates clinical evidence into the workflow, has developed a decision support toolkit to support clinicians in the prevention, risk assessment,… Read more »
The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation Celebrates Mayās Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month with the Launch of the ā40 Faces of Osteoporosisā Campaign »
May 1, 2024 (Arlington, VA) āĀ This Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month is particularly significant for the Bone Health and Osteoporosis FoundationĀ (BHOF) as it celebrates its 40th year as the nationās largest health organization solely dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health. Starting in May, and throughout the year, BHOF will highlight the stories of 40 inspiring… Read more »