A retirement-community resident reports headaches and neighbors' health concerns near towers, and asks HH…

I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a [patient, parent, family member, caregiver, healthcare professional, researcher, advocate, concerned member of the public, or other]. I am 74 yrs old and live in a retirement community. It's pretty sad when the government agencies that are supposed to protect us grant permission for towers to be built next to homes, schools and businesses without doing their research as to whether they will negatively affect us. I personally have experienced headaches, my neighbors have also had health issues, but because we're senior citizens we are ignored because they feel we get sick anyway, so why worry about wireless radiation, they're going to die anyway. The people running for office don't talk about the towers, probably because they can't do anything about it, I sincerely hope HHS can do something, that they will not look the other way, but actually do something. There are towers everywhere, this must be stopped. I don't know the dates the towers near us were put there, first one, then another, and before you know it, hundreds are everywhere. I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.