The study of the long-term impact of war on aging in Vietnam has gotten under way with preliminary testing of the survey. The results of the preliminary test will allow the team to revise their survey and begin collecting data in earnest beginning in March, 2018.
Presentation at Academia Sinica by Dr. Chi-Tsun Chiu
Dr. Chi-Tsun Chiu, a collaborator on the Linking Spirituality and Religiosity to Life and Health Expectancy project, presented a paper entitled, "How do Multiple Dimensions of Religiosity Associate with Total and Disability-Free Life Expectancy among Older Adults in Taiwan?" at the Institute of Statistical Science at Academia Sinica on December 11, 2017.
Workshop presentation on pain prevalence
Dr. Zimmer attended a workshop sponsored by the ADDAPT working group (Addressing Disparities in the Distribution and Assessment of Pain and Its Treatments) of ACTTION on December 7-8 in Potomac, Maryland. The workshop was entitled "Pain, Pain Treatment, and Inequality: High-Priority Findings and Gaps in Pain Disparities Research". At the workshop, Dr. Zimmer presented research … Continue reading Workshop presentation on pain prevalence
REVES 2018 Conference Page Live
The "REVES@30 : Past, Present, and Future Trends in Population Health" site is now live as part of the Global Aging and Community website. The conference is organized by Dr. Zachary Zimmer and Dr. Mary Beth Ofstedal, and will be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan from May 30-June 1, 2018.
Presentations at IUSSP’S International Population Conference in Cape Town
Two papers were presented at the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population’s 2017 International Population Conference in Cape Town, South Africa that took place Oct. 29 – Nov. 4, 2017 as part of the Linking Spirituality and Religiosity to Life and Health Expectancy project. Zachary Zimmer presented the paper "Multiple measures of religiosity and health: A … Continue reading Presentations at IUSSP’S International Population Conference in Cape Town
