The Bone and Joint Decade is an independent global nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the health-related quality of life for people affected by musculoskeletal disorders worldwide in the Decade of 2000-2010. It is the umbrella organization by which over 54 National Action Networks and over 750 professional medical societies, patient advocacy groups, governments, industry, research institutions and publications partner to effect change by:

	Raising awareness of the growing burden of musculoskeletal disorders on society;
	Empowering patients to participate in their own care;
	Promoting cost-effective prevention and treatment; and
	Advancing understanding of musculoskeletal disorders through research to improve prevention and treatment.

Contact Details

Agneta Jonsson
Secretary
The Bone and Joint Decade Secretariat
Department of Orthopedics
University Hospital
SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden
Phone: +46 46 17 71 61
Fax: +46 46 17 71 67
e-mail: bjd@ort.lu.se
Website:www.boneandjointdecade.org