Honor recognizes impactful public policy work.
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“Demographers have an essential role in helping the public better understand and interpret the statistics being thrown at us in our data-driven world,” says Jessica Ho.
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It’s already hard enough for elderly immigrants to receive the health care they need. USC caregivers and medical experts explain how the pandemic has made it worse — and what can be done to help.
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Current literature is not sufficiently inclusive of the issues African-American women face as they attempt to age in place, says Reginald Tucker-Seeley.
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Liebig, who passed away February 24, 2021, was a celebrated gerontology educator and expert on public policy for older adults.
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Lemel Durrah, chef and owner of Compton Vegan, shares advice on how people of all ages can eat and live well.
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Researchers also identify molecular pathway that can inform development of treatments for muscle-wasting conditions such as sarcopenia.
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Seattle Times cited the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence at the USC Leonard Davis School in an article about multigenerational housing and safety for aging in place. Falls are the No. 1 cause of injury, trauma-related hospital visits and injury deaths for those ages 65 and older, but home modifications can improve safety and support independent living, according to the center.
Los Angeles Daily News quoted Eileen Crimmins of the USC Leonard Davis School on COVID-19’s impact on U.S. life expectancy. “A year of life expectancy lost doesn’t really give you a true sense of how serious this has been. Millions of life years were actually lost,” she told CNN. “Covid is on track to cause more deaths than cancer or heart disease, and that’s important.”
The Washington Post and NPR cited research by Theresa Andrasfay of the USC Leonard Davis School on how coronavirus deaths have shortened American life expectancy, especially Black and Latino populations.
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