New Grant Funding to Study Mobility Disability in Seniors
posted on Nov 06 by Stacy in the Disability News category
It was recently announced that the University of Florida’s Institute on aging in Gainesville, was awarded $29.5 million in grant support over the next two years. Grant funding will be used to study mobility in seniors as it relates to the ability to walk and live independently, and is the largest clinical trial ever taken to prevent mobility disability in seniors. This group is generally overlooked in large trials.
1600 people aged 79 to 89 will participate in a clinical trial being held at 8 sites across the country. Wake Forest will be coordinating the data management and
analysis.
There is strong evidence that exercise helps in the prevention of disease, and with the aging of the baby boomers, it is important that we address this issue while we still have the ability to intervene.
5 Comments
Douglas Latkanich, posted this comment on Nov 12th, 2009
I am trying to get an application to apply for a grant to buy a used mobility van. Can you help?
billy collie, posted this comment on May 16th, 2010
how do you get pick or accepted .i was a job injury and was left to defend for my self. would enjoy helping on the research.billy
amelia, posted this comment on May 18th, 2010
Hi Billy! Sure, contact the Florida Institute on Aging at 1-866-385-7730
amelia, posted this comment on May 18th, 2010
Douglas, you can visit our wheelchair funding / financing / grant pages at http://www.amsvans.com/Financing_Your_Handicap_Van.article to see all of the disability grants and others like it available nationwide.
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tom dahle, posted this comment on Nov 6th, 2009
wow,, 29.5 million to STUDY mobility in people,, seniors and such. I don’t feel like I need to be studied. I and others like myself need help with getting wheelchairs and handicapped transportation,,, then you can study where we go and what we can do.