URGENT: Please Contact Your Senator to Support Aging & Longevity Research!

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Dear All:

Now when the US Senate is discussing the economic stimulus package, there is an unique gold opportunity to make a real difference in increasing funding support for vital aging & longevity research through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in particular.

However the window of this opportunity is quite short -- just a few days before the vote!

Please contact your Senator now (and encourage all your friends to do the same), with a suggestion described here.

This simple immediate action can make a great difference for all of us!

Best wishes,

-- Leonid Gavrilov

P.S.: I attach below a copy of my letter sent to my US Senator recently:

Dear Senator Richard Durbin,

I am writing this brief letter to inform you of my unequivocal support for the stimulus package which hopefully will awaken our moribund economy.

I am cognizant that various amendments are being considered as a means of improving the measure. For example, I was not appalled that 246 million dollars in tax breaks for Hollywood production companies was removed.

On the other hand, a vital area that deserves maximum funding and our unequivocal support is the National Institutes of Health, N.I.H. The mission that they perform is vital to our nation's health and well being.

Specifically, I believe it is vital that the National Institute on Aging, N.I.A. have sufficient revenue to fund projects and perform research that will ameliorate and extend the healthy lives of our senior citizens.

Hopefully, within the foreseeable future we will conquer the debilitating conditions and diseases that cause the premature death of so many older Americans who have contributed so much to our country.

54 scientists including myself wrote an Open Letter on Aging Research supporting the feasibility of this approach:

http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/2006/04/54-scientists-open-letter-on-aging.html
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http://tinyurl.com/az7u2y

If only one or two percent of the money was targeted to N.I.A., the benefits could be profound!

Senator, I sincerely hope that you will seriously consider my comments before you vote on this bill.

Sincerely,

-- Leonid Gavrilov, Ph.D.
US Citizen, Chicago, IL
Center on Aging, NORC/University of Chicago
Website: http://longevity-science.org/
Blog: http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/
My books: http://longevity-science.org/Books.html

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Dear All:

Please spread a word among your colleagues:


Act Now to Support Aging & Longevity Studies in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009

This week the U.S. House of Representatives has approved the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 for $819 billion. The bill has critical funding for the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The vote sent the bill to the Senate, where debate will begin soon. The Senate is expected to take up their version of the bill during the week of February 2. Call your U.S. Senator and urge to support the legislation!

If you support National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute on Aging (NIA) in particular, please contact your U.S. Senator via email, fax or phone with the below message of support. Please thank them for recognizing the importance of these agencies, and please make your message more personal by stating how these agencies are important to you and your institutions.

Contact information for members of the U.S. Senate:
http://www.senate.gov/

Draft message of support:

Re: National Institutes of Health

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 includes $3.9 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH needs this money to recover from years of being funded below the rate of inflation, and to invest in vital aging & longevity research programs through the National Institute on Aging (NIA). [Add your own words here, using some of these suggestions]. I urge you to support this bill and thank you for your support.

Thank you, and, if you can, please contact your U.S. Senator today!

Also please see the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations document "American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan Report", page 60:

Aging

The Committee understands that evidence-based prevention strategies within the older population can have an immediate impact on the health care system, as well as increasing quality of life for millions of Americans.

For example, an older American is treated in an emergency department for a fall every 18 seconds, with the total cost of treating those injuries exceeding $19,000,000,000 per year.

The Committee is supportive of the types of interventions currently supported by the Administration on Aging’s Evidence-Based Disease Prevention Grants Program, and urges the Secretary to expand prevention initiatives in the older population.

See also page 3 of the updated (02/02/2009) summary of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009:

Job-Creating Investments in Health include:

- $3.5 billion to conduct biomedical research in areas such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease and stem cells, and to improve NIH facilities.

- $1.1 billion to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, NIH and the HHS Office of the Secretary to evaluate the relative effectiveness of different health care services and treatment options.

See also the Latest News of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.


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Act Now to Support Aging & Longevity Research !

See also:
-- 'Books Forum' blog
-- 'Health Studies' blog


Dear All:

Please spread a word among your colleagues:

Act Now to Support Aging & Longevity Research in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009

The new Congress is moving quickly on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009. Appropriations Chairman Obey hopes to see the bill on the House floor this Wednesday, January 28.

The bill has critical funding for the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Call your representatives today, tomorrow or Wednesday and urge them to support the legislation.

If you support National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute on Aging (NIA) in particular, please contact your U.S. Representatives via email with the below message of support. Please thank them for recognizing the importance of these agencies, and please make your message more personal by stating how these agencies are important to you and your research institutions.

Contact information for members of the U.S. House of Representatives:

http://www.house.gov/writerep

Draft message of support:

Re: National Institutes of Health

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 includes $3.9 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH needs this money to recover from years of being funded below the rate of inflation, and to invest in vital aging & longevity research programs through the National Institute on Aging (NIA). [Add your own words here, using some of these suggestions]. I urge you to support this bill and thank you for your support.

Thank you, and, if you can, please call your Members of Congress today!

Key words:
Aging Research, Longevity Research, US Congress, American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Aging (NIA), U.S. House of Representatives

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