In 1999, the American Geriatrics Society reached beyond its traditional role as a professional medical society and launched the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging. The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging builds a bridge between the research and practice of geriatrics health care professionals and the public and advocates on behalf of older adults and their special needs: wellness and preventive care, self-responsibility and independence and connections to family and community.

The Foundation focuses on public education, clinical research and public policy, championing initiatives that:

• Advance the principles and practice of geriatric medicine;
• Educate policy makers and the public on the health care needs and concerns of older adults;
• Support aging research that reduces disability and frailty and improves the quality of life;
• Encourage older adults to be effective advocates for their own health care;
• Help family members and other caregivers take better care of their older loved ones and themselves.

The American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801
New York, NY 10118
Website: www.healthinaging.org

All inquiries should be addressed to:

Hartford Geriatrics Health Outcomes Research Scholars Awards Program
The AGS Foundation
for Health in Aging

The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801
New York, New York 10118

Phone:
      (212) 308-1414 or
      (750) 247-8779

Fax:
      (212) 832-8646

Email:
long@americangeriatrics.org.

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