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Living Long & Well in the 21st Century Strategic Directions for Research on Aging

Research Goals
A. Improve our understanding of healthy aging and disease and disability among older adults.

» B. Continue to develop and disseminate information about interventions to reduce disease and disability and improve the health and quality of life of older adults.

C. Improve our understanding of and develop interventions to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, other dementias of aging, and the aging brain.

D. Improve our understanding of the consequences of an aging society and provide that information to inform intervention development and policy decisions.

E. Improve our ability to reduce health disparities and eliminate health inequities among older adults.

Infrastructure and Resource Goal
F. Support the infrastructure and resources needed to promote high-quality research and communicate its results.

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Links to NIA research relevant to Objective B-3

Clinical Trials

Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (PAR-07-020/R01) (PAR-07-019/R03)

Communication Resources

Proceed to Goal C

Page last updated May 14, 2008