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Aging Initiative Home
Welcome to EPA's Aging Initiative Website. It provides a wealth of information on both environmental health issues and environmental stewardship.
In 2011, the U.S. Census estimated there were 41.4 million persons aged 65 and older, or 13% of the population. By 2030, the number of older persons is expected to increase to more than 72 million (20%) and continue to increase thru 2050. Persons over 85 years of age and older represent the fastest growing age cohort in the U.S. Read more about the Aging Initiative.
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December 2012 Aging Initiative List Server Message
Help Us to Shape the Future:
A National Agenda for the Environment and the Aging
Fact Sheets
- Age Healthier, Breathe Easier
- Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention
- Diabetes and Environmental Hazards
- Effective Control of Household Pests
- Environmental Hazards Weigh Heavy on the Heart
- Health Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation
- "It's Too Darn Hot" - Planning for Excessive Heat
- Water Works
- Women and Environmental Health
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Selected EPA Opportunities
EPA RFP: Increasing Community Awareness and Use of Environmental Information through Education and Outreach
Deadline: March 1, 2013.
Other Funding Opportunities
Environmental Sustainability -- NSF
Deadline: Submission Window Date(s) January 15, 2013 - February 19, 2013
Advancing Novel Science in Womens Health Research (ANSWHR) (R21).
Deadline: September 7, 2014.
Juvenile Protective Factors and Their Effects on Aging (R01)
Deadline: July 5, 2015.
Renal Function and Chronic Kidney Disease in Aging (R01)
Deadline: September 7, 2015.
Fatigability, Activity Limitations, and Bioenergetics in Aging (R21)
Deadline: September 7, 2015.
Estimating the Economic Costs of Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias (R03)
Deadline: September 7, 2015.
Environmental Exposures and Health: Exploration of Non-Traditional Settings, (R01)
Deadline: January 7, 2016.
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Senior Fellows (Parent F33)
Deadline: See Application.
Environmental Exposures and Health: Exploration of Non-Traditional Settings, (R21)
Deadline: See Application.
Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community (R01)
Deadline: Standard Dates Apply.
See other open grants
Other News
Radon Measure for Schools and Apartment Buildings Fails at Code Hearings
Nominate an inspiring older person for the 60 over 60 list
Hunger and Nutrition in America: What’s at Stake for Children, Families and Older Adults
Announcing the recipients of Smart Growth America’s 2013 free technical assistance
NIH study suggests immune system could play a central role in AMD
COPD awareness returns to 2008 levels, according to new NIH survey
Gene variations linked to lung cancer susceptibility in Asian women
Research breakthrough selectively represses the immune system
PCBs, other pollutants may play role in pregnancy delay
Finalists of air pollution sensor challenge announced
Heart attack packs a wallop to wallet of survivors, their employers
NIH study finds leisure-time physical activity extends life expectancy as much as 4.5 years
Rachel Carson
Intergenerational Contest
Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Contest
2012 Winners and Finalists
2011 Winners and Finalists
2010 Winners and Finalists
2009 Winners and Finalists
2008 Winners and Finalists
2007 Winners and Finalists
Aging Indicators
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics Older Americans 2012: Key Indicators
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Call for Abstracts
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Healthy Communities BHCAA
Excellence in Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging
Winners Building Healthy Communities
BHCAA Guide Document
Growing Smarter, Living Healthier: A Guide to Smart Growth and Active Aging | PDF Version (PDF) (36pp, 2.4MB, About PDF) is available to be down-loaded. You may also order a copy on line.
Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products
How to Dispose of Unused Medications (PDF)
(2 pp, 645K, About PDF)
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products as Pollutants (PPCPs)
Greenversations
Wade In And Caste Your Vote
For the 2012 Winners of the Rachel Carson Sense Of Water Contest
Midsummer in Sweden: In Harmony with Nature
What I Learned on My Summer Internship at the EPA
Dangers of Being A Couch Potato
Having a Safe Vacation in the Midst of Air Pollution
Award Winners: EPA's Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging
Discover It, Share It and Pass It On: Nature – A Sense of Wonder
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning During the Summer
Safe Use of Pesticides and Alternatives to Pesticides
Summer Solstice and Being Sunwise
Ultraviolet Radiation: Bring Out The Suntan Lotion, But What About Your Eyes?