NIA/RCMAR Symposium at APHA (Oct 25): Causes and consequences of health disparities
This NIA/RCMAR symposium scheduled at this year’s APHA annual meeting, presents innovative research on innovative approaches to understanding the social determinants of health and health inequities for aging persons of color, with implications for programs and policies that address those issues. The symposium highlights the work of RCMAR Scientists who will present on innovative approaches to understanding the social determinants of health and health inequities for aging persons of color, with implications for programs and policies that address those issues. Additionally, the symposium highlights the work of those faculty who are at the forefront of innovating new research questions, approaches, and interventions to improve the health and well-being of older adults of color. View the session on APHA’s website.
Hourly Schedule
October 25, 2021
- 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
- Causes and Consequences of Health Disparities: New Research from NIA Resources Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) Scientists
- Patricia Jones, DrPH, MPH, MS, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Nadereh Pourat, PhD, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health / UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, CA
- 4:15 pm – 4:30 pm
- Biases in phenotyping algorithms impact older adults: A case study for dementia, frailty, mild cognitive impairment, alzheimer’s and parkinson’s disease
- Juan Banda, PhD, Georgia State University, Mableton, GA
- 4:30 pm – 4:45 pm
- Age, racial identity, and blood pressure among African americans
- Courtney S. Thomas Tobin, PhD, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
- 4:45 pm – 5:00 pm
- Hearing loss & neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: A commonly unmet need with repercussions
- Carrie Nieman, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
- 5:00 pm – 5:15 pm
- Associations between lifestyle factors and mental health outcomes in African americans: A daily diary study
- Raheem Paxton, PhD, University of Alabama, College of Community Health Sciences, Tuscaloosa, Alabama