To help address this health issue among the African American community and provide support to multiple myeloma patients and their caregivers, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Novartis”) is collaborating with the National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a coalition of 34,000 churches across the United States, on “To Stay in the Game, Maintain Your Frame.” “To Stay in the Game, Maintain Your Frame” is an educational program designed to educate African Americans about multiple myeloma, the importance of maintaining bone health, and the need for doctor-patient dialogue to be an active participant in their health.

“Through ‘To Stay in the Game, Maintain Your Frame’ we have created educational materials to inform multiple myeloma patients and their caregivers about simple adjustments that may be made to a patient’s diet, physical routine and home to help maintain bone health,” says Reverend Anthony Evans, president of the NBCI. “We are excited to work together with Novartis to provide these new informative resources to the African American community.”

Visit the program website, www.MaintainYourFrame.com, to learn more and to find multiple myeloma patient/caregiver education materials and tips on maintaining better bone health. Materials are also provided through the NBCI’s coalition of churches spanning 15 denominations and representing 15.7 million African Americans in the U.S.