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Falls are a leading cause of death and injury in those over age 65. Dr. On-Yee (Amy) Lo, an assistant scientist at the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, is conducting research to find ways to help older adults walk with more stability and confidence in challenging settings, such as crowded environments and over uneven terrain. In this video, Dr. Lo explains the relationship between brain function, walking, and balance. To learn more about the innovative research taking place at the Marcus Institute, check out our video!

My new book, The Anatomy of Deception: Conspiracy Theories, Distrust, and Public Health in America, is now available for preorder! The book examines the decline in trust in health and medicine that's sharpened since the pandemic and what we collectively as healthcare and public health professionals need to do to gain in back. Plus an exploration of how distrust in health and medicine interacts with our declining democracy. If you do check it out, I'd love to hear your thoughts. https://a.co/d/2MJJoGR

Mobility and balance are cognitive functions — meaning that the brain controls how we move our bodies and respond to our environments. That's why a decline in cognitive function in older adults can increase the risk of falls and injuries. In this video, Dr. Brad Manor, an associate scientist at the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, explains some of the research taking place at the Marcus Institute to understand and enhance the control of balance in older adults. To learn more about the innovative research taking place at the Marcus Institute, visit https://bit.ly/49Yo1jD

📜 Today we would like to invite you to read a very interesting Article "Arbiters of Time: The Experience of Adults Aging with Spinal Cord Injury" by Lisa Reber, Nasya S. W. Tan, Michelle A. Meade, Martin Forchheimer, Denise G. Tate and Philippa Clarke from the University of Michigan, USA. 💡 "This paper extends the literature on the study of time and the experiences of adults with disabilities. Drawing from interviews conducted with adults with long-term SCI, it examines how their narratives about aging and the proactive management of their lives reflect their orientation toward and anticipation of the future. Recognizing that the spoken word often carries a multiplicity of meanings, we consider what participants’ words might imply about their engagement with time." 🔎 If you wish to read or download full article, please visit: https://lnkd.in/dU9PYMEM

Despite the broad agreement that structural racism is problematic, there remains significant confusion as to what structural racism means and how to research it. But a new concept analysis in Nursing Outlook proposes an operational definition. Authors Jason W. Smith and Ann Mayo write that to combat and defeat the historical and ongoing impact of structural racism, conceptual clarity must be established. "Structural racism has five defining attributes: oppressive racial ideologies, dynamic state, inverse-related influence, temporality, and a false sense of “racial equity.” Structural racism has six antecedents: explicit racial bias, implicit racial bias, racial discrimination, institutional racism, cultural racism, and systemic racism. There are three consequences of structural racism: group categorization, unequal treatment, and racial inequities." Read the full paper in Nursing Outlook: https://lnkd.in/gbnkTwuR Figure 1. Structural racism: relationship of antecedents, defining attributes, and consequences. Note. This original figure is created by the authors as part of this concept analysis.

Such valuable insights for quality of life interventions for women’s wellbeing.

The The National Institutes of Health Office of Disease Prevention invites you to their next "Mind the Gap!" webinar on May 1st at 2pm - "Racism and Other Macrosocial Determinants of Health: Moving from Explanation to Action" Racism is a social and moral crisis, as well as a public health threat. In addition to causing direct physical damage, racism is embodied covertly through social, behavioral, and psychobiological mechanisms. In this talk, David Chae, ScD, MA, an Associate Professor in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences and Director of the Society, Health, and Racial Equity Lab at Tulane University, posits a social-ecological and developmental framework to examine how racism shapes disease vulnerability. He will discuss his research on multiple levels of racism and the channels through which it compromises health, as well as next steps in anti-racism research. Click here to register today! https://lnkd.in/e9BRuirC #research #socialdeterminants #health

Our newest entry in "From My Perspective," our blog on #SCI, is by Marjorie Aunos, PhD, a psychologist living in Quebec, Canada. Her spinal cord injury left her navigating motherhood from a new perspective. Read more here: https://loom.ly/rTtdUqE

Stoked: my first study has been published in Aging and Health Research!   In this article we present a holistic conceptualisation of vitality through internal and external connectedness, which is grounded in the perceptions that older adults themselves hold of vitality, as well as in the longstanding philosophical tradition of eudaimonic well-being.   Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e2W7W6wX   Thank you Aging and Health Research for providing a platform for interdisciplinairy academic work, and thank you Yvonne Drewes, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Wendy den Elzen, Ria Reis, Dorothea Touwen for your joint effort in this interdisciplinairy study. 

Guofen Yan, PhD, Professor in Public Health Sciences, and Julia Scialla, MD, MHS, FASN, Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences and Director of the Nephrology Clinical Research Center, were awarded a new NIH R56 grant titled “Disparities in kidney outcomes among Black and White people at risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD).” Racial disparities for Black Americans compared to White Americans have persisted in multiple aspects of CKD, from incidence and prevalence to care and outcomes. This project will evaluate single-dimensional structural racism measures at different geographic levels such as county, PUMAs, and Zip code, and develop multi-dimensional measures, which are relevant to evaluating underlying causes of the racial disparities in CKD. Understanding the sources of these disparities will serve to improve the care and health outcomes of Black Americans in the U.S. Congratulations Dr. Yan and Dr. Scialla! 👏 University of Virginia #uva #newgrant