New Publications from the Population Reference Bureau
U.S. obesity is slowing gains in life expectancy and widening racial health disparities. Rising Obesity in an Aging America by Mark Mather and Paola Scommegna examines the health impact and social consequences of obesity to inform intervention and prevention strategies.
The Population Reference Bureau reports on a study finding that the life expectancy of Californians has decreased by about three years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)-affiliated researchers and colleagues published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Honors and Awards
Karen Fingerman (CAPS-UT Austin) was awarded the 2022 Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award. Continue reading about this award.
Vicki Freedman (MiCDA) & Judith Kasper guest edited a supplemental issue to The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences features papers examining outcomes from 10 years of the seminal National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). Continue reading about this special issue.
Arline Geronimus was awarded 2021 James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship. Continue reading about this award.
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Calls for Pilot Project Proposals, Applications, and Abstracts
CAPRA announced its fourth year of pilot award funding for early and established investigators in the field of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD).
The HEADS Center calls for applications for their co-sponsored 2023 Summer Workshop on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Disparities.
CEDA calls for abstracts for their co-sponsored workshop: Determinants of Adult Mortality, Morbidity, and Healthy Aging in LMICs .
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