Indonesian physician, Janice Emmanuella, loves caring for older adults. She’s pursuing a MA in Medical Gerontology and her U.S. medical license.
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Category: COVID-19
To Reduce COVID-19 Risk, Individual Distancing Makes a Difference
Even when faced with larger structural risks, such as living in an area with high infection rates, people who avoid large gatherings and other risky behaviors are less likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19, say USC researchers.
Happy and Healthy Holidays
USC Leonard Davis experts share tips to help keep loved ones safe and healthy during the season's celebrations.
Aging as a Global Issue
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for international collaboration and effective solutions for challenges posed by aging populations.
Labor of Love: COVID-19 Made it Clear We Need to Care for Caregivers
The pandemic kept kids home from school and upended the workplace, placing Americans who care for aging family members under even more pressure.
International Comparisons Provide New Insights on Aging
USC faculty co-edit publication examining impacts of social and economic factors across the life course.
Latinos are more likely to die from COVID-19, underlining racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes
“Even among a population of Medicaid patients who are similarly economically disadvantaged, Latinos are shouldering an unfair burden of this deadly pandemic,” said study co-author Mireille Jacobson.
Updated analysis of US COVID-19 deaths shows drops, disparities in average lifespans
In the US, COVID-19 reduced overall life expectancy by over 1.3 years, with the effects on Black and Latino populations 2 to 3 times those for the White population, says postdoctoral scholar Theresa Andrasfay.
USC Gerontology Students Help Older Adults Navigate Technology, Fight Isolation
Students serve their local communities and empower older adults via virtual communication.
Column: How Gerontology Education Is Meeting The Challenges Of COVID-19 And Beyond
Gerontology education programs are uniquely suited to address the challenges emphasized by COVID-19 and to anticipate future areas to focus on, write Senior Associate Dean Maria Henke and Dean Pinchas Cohen in a column for LeadingAge California.