Bone health resources

There are many organizations around the world that are committed to researching, funding and fighting osteoporosis. The list below includes some organizations that you can turn to for reliable and accurate information on bone health and osteoporosis.

• National Osteoporosis Foundation
  Established in 1984, the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is the nation’s leading voluntary health organization solely dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health.
  
  
• Best Bones Forever
  A bone health campaign for girls and their BFFs to "grow strong together and stay strong forever!"
  
  
• The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)
  The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) is a multidisciplinary, nonprofit organization that provides a central resource for a number of scientific disciplines with an interest in the assessment of skeletal health.
  
  
• American Society for Bone Mineral Research
  The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) is a professional, scientific and medical society established to bring together clinical and experimental scientists involved in the study of bone and mineral metabolism.
  
  
• International Osteoporosis Foundation
  The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental foundation in Switzerland, which functions as a global alliance to patients, medical and research societies, scientists, health care professionals, and international companies concerned about bone health. The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is the largest global non-governmental organization dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.
  
  
• International Bone and Mineral Society
  The International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS) is an international organization that facilitates the generation and dissemination of knowledge of bone and mineral metabolism through communication, community, training, and multi-disciplinary meetings throughout the world. Their mission is to create and nurture a global scientific network dedicated to promoting bone health.
  
  
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.
  
  
• Download
  a patient pamphlet on bone health and the early detection of osteoporosis.