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RCMAR @ GSA
Sessions at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Meeting (11/13-17) that include a focus on minority populations or disparities are listed in the Minority Sessions Supplement (download at https://www.geron.org/images/gsa/Marketing/2019_Minority_Supplement_.pdf). The RCMARs have helped fund this supplement, and sessions that include RCMAR Scientists have the RCMAR logo next to them. This is also provided to all…
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New Book
RCMAR Scientist Chandra Ford (UCLA CHIME) is coeditor of a new book, Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional (APHA Press). The book explores racism’s influence on U.S. institutions and policy, and highlights its manifestations in personal interactions. In its two dozen chapters, diverse scholars delve into topics such as the health effects…
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NIH Announces Revised Definition of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations for Research Purposes
It is expected that this Notice (NOT-OD-19-139) will help to enhance the representation of SGM individuals in the agency’s research portfolio and to stimulate the development of novel research projects and strategies to better understand and advance SGM health. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-19-139.htm
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Call for Papers: Communication and Aging: Challenges and Opportunities for Older Women
The Journal of Women & Aging is seeking papers for a special issue of articles that will focus on aging and communication. Specifically, the special issue will explore the use of communication strategies that inform and influence individual and community decisions for enhancing older women’s well-being. Original epidemiologic, research and evaluation articles (qualitative or quantitative…
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Native Health Research Training Conference
Third annual National Native Health Research Training Conference, September 23-25 2019, at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA. The theme this year is the Tribal Health Research Agenda: Governance, Trust and Culture. The goal of the) Conference is to grow and sustain a Native health research community that honors tribal decision-making processes, builds…
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LGBTQI Health Research and Clinical Practice at UCSF
Jason Flatt, PhD, MPH (UCSF CADC/RCMAR Scientist) To Create Center for LGBTQI Health Research and Clinical Practice at UCSF. He and Annesa Flentje, PhD, received funding from the UCSF Vice Chancellor and Provost’s Strategic Initiative and will co-direct the new center. Key activities of the center will involve creating and leveraging existing resources across campus…
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Interdisciplinary Aging Research to Address Health Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: A Scientific Training Program
The USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging invites early career scholars to apply for an innovative training program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) health disparities. Funded by the NIA, the program addresses the full range of biological, biomedical, behavioral, and health sciences supported by NIA/NIH. Designed for assistant professors and postdoctoral scholars…
