We gratefully acknowledge the support of NIA and PCORI.
The STRIDE Study is supported by a grant award made by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in partnership with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), as part of the Falls Injuries Prevention Partnership of the organizations.
The NIH, the nation’s medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research investigating the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases and conditions. For more information about NIH and its programs, please visit www.nih.gov.
At NIH, the STRIDE Study initiative is led by the NIA, which provides leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. The Institute seeks to understand the nature of aging and the aging process, and diseases and conditions associated with growing older, in order to extend the healthy, active years of life. For more on the NIA, please visit www.nia.nih.gov.
PCORI is an independent, non-profit research funder authorized by Congress to help people make informed healthcare decisions, and improve healthcare delivery and outcomes. It does this by producing high quality, useful information that comes from clinical effectiveness research guided by patients, caregivers, and the broader healthcare community. For more information about PCORI, visit www.pcori.org.