|
United States of America
Website
www.usbjd.org
CoordinatorDr Joshua Jacobs
Executive DirectorToby King
The United States National Action Network (USNAN)President Bush signed a Presidential Proclamation declaring the U.S. National Bone and Joint Decade in March 2002. All 50 U.S. States, over 90 U.S. patient and professional health care organizations, over 90 medical schools and colleges of medicine, as well as several corporations, have pledged their support for the Bone and Joint Decade. The USNAN has formed a not-for-profit corporation to coordinate activities called the United States Bone and Joint Decade, NFP (USBJD).
Over the coming decade, through its website and a host of projects and activities across the nation, the USNAN plans to:
- increase awareness of musculoskeletal diseases and what they mean to our society
- provide resources for the general public and patients to learn more about bone and joint disorders, how to prevent them, where to go for help and how to cope
- increase research so that new remedies can be found, and
- increase the resources available to physicians and others who provide care.
Activitieseposter2007
eposter2008
Raising Awareness: An increasing number of USBJD participating organizations and their members, as well as members of the general public, have been actively involved in promoting the goals of the Bone and Joint Decade. Most especially the USBJD awareness campaign focuses on informing the American public about bone and joint disorders, and educating them about prevention activities, and treatment options. The greatest level of activity is reached around the annual Bone and Joint Decade National Awareness Week, October 12-20, with national, regional and local community activities. The Decade is featured in many professional journals, and is promoted on many participating organization websites. Physicians throughout the U.S. are distributing brochures, posters and stickers to patients under the banner "Good Moves for Life." Created by the National Athletic Trainers' Association for the Decade, "Mr. StrongBones and Joint, BoneWonder," is popular with children.
Website: The USBJD website features links to all U.S. Participating Organizations, and features sections For Patients and the Public, For Healthcare Professionals, For the Media, on USBJD projects and activities, and research activities.
Public Education: “Protect Your Bones” is a program aimed at educating adolescents about their bone and joint health. The USBJD public education group develops materials for the Decade public information web site, as well as for special purposes.
Research: The USBJD’s Project 100 addresses concern over the lack of formalized training on the musculoskeletal system in medical schools. It is working with the appropriate organizations that are developing recommendations for medical school curricula, generating sufficient questions for graduating examinations, as well as gaining overall support for the Decade and its goals by medical schools, and the publication and distribution of a textbook Musculoskeletal Medicine. The Research arm of the USBJD is developing a Young Investigator Initiative, as well as other activities such as the development of research resources for researchers, and condition briefing kits.
Advocacy: The USBJD has held and will organize further briefing meetings with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Please view the U.S. site by clicking here, and don't forget to visit "USBJD News."
The USBJD is pleased to recognize the support provided by industry, especially Abbott Immunology, Biomet, DePuy Orthopaedics, DePuySpine, Pfizer, Smith & Nephew, Stryker, Wyeth, and Zimmer.
|