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Living Long & Well in the 21st Century Strategic Directions for Research on Aging
Introduction
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.
Special Topics
Acknowledgements
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Links to NIA research relevant to Objective E-2

Research Advances

Funding Opportunities

  • Fogarty International Research Collaboration – Basic Biomedical (FIRCA-BB) Research Award (PAR-08-222/R03)
  • Fogarty International Research Collaboration – Behavioral and Social Sciences (FIRCA-BSS) Research Award (PAR-08-223/R03)
  • Research on Causal Factors and Interventions that Promote and Support the Careers of Women in Biomedical and Behavioral Science and Engineering (RFA-GM-09-012/R01)
  • Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (PA-08-190)
  • Promoting Careers in Aging and Health Disparities Research (PAR-09-136/K01)
  • Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (PAR-08-250/R36)

Funding Opportunities No Longer Open

  • Resource Centers and Coordinating Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)(RFA-AG-07-005/P30)

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