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National Family Caregiver’s Month

National Family Caregiver’s Month

Did you know scientific studies show that people who help others are generally healthier themselves?

It’s true! While caregiving can be stressful,

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Dean Sarah Szanton is Elected to NAM

Dean Sarah Szanton is Elected to NAM

The Center on Aging and Health (COAH)’s team enthusiastically congratulates longtime COAH colleague Sarah Szanton, PhD RN FAAN, Dean, and Patricia M.

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Multi-day remote measurements of physical activity, mobility, diurnal patterns, and sleep in community-dwelling older adults: Part 2 of a series on the Johns Hopkins Accelerometry Resource Core

Multi-day remote measurements of physical activity, mobility, diurnal patterns, and sleep in community-dwelling older adults: Part 2 of a series on the Johns Hopkins Accelerometry Resource Core

Part Two of a two-part series on the important role of accelerometry in aging science.  The Accelerometry Resource Core (ARC) at COAH has been created to help wearable data become one of the pillars of modern medicine and epidemiology by increasing its accessibility to a wide range of health researchers. 

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2021 – 2022 COAH Seminar Series – Memory Impairment in Aging and Dementia: The HOPE4MCI Study Seminar Series

2021 – 2022 COAH Seminar Series – Memory Impairment in Aging and Dementia: The HOPE4MCI Study Seminar Series

Arnold Bakker, PhD is the Director of Psychiatry Neuroimaging Core and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. 

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Dr. David L. Roth to Receive the 2021 M. Powell Lawton Award from the Gerontological Society of America

Dr. David L. Roth to Receive the 2021 M. Powell Lawton Award from the Gerontological Society of America

Dr. David L. Roth, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology and Director of the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health (COAH),

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Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Schrack of COAH, named as new Co-PI of NHATS!

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Schrack of COAH, named as new Co-PI of NHATS!

Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Jennifer A. Schrack, PhD, MS, with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, recently ascended to a Co-PI leadership role with the  National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS),

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COAH Researchers Contribute to Study Finding Racial Disparities in Stroke Medication Management & Underscore Caregivers’ Role in Preventing Another Ischemic Stroke

COAH Researchers Contribute to Study Finding Racial Disparities in Stroke Medication Management & Underscore Caregivers’ Role in Preventing Another Ischemic Stroke

Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the US, and a prior stroke is one of the biggest risk factors for future stroke events.

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Congratulations, Dean Szanton!

Congratulations, Dean Szanton!

We at COAH join the thunderous rounds of applause in celebrating that Dr. Sarah Szanton was named as the new Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.

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Dr. Cynthia Boyd Named Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology!

Dr. Cynthia Boyd Named Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology!

 

Many congratulations to Dr. Cynthia Boyd, who was named the new Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine at the beginning of August. 

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2021-2022 Scientific Seminar Series

2021-2022 Scientific Seminar Series

The 2021-2022 COAH Scientific Seminar Series starts on October 4th!

We’re excited to kick off this academic year’s Scientific Seminar Series with Suzanne E.

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Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Program Funded to 30th Year

Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Program Funded to 30th Year

The COAH family congratulates the Johns Hopkins Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging (EBA) Training Program upon the great news that the National Institute on Aging refunded this remarkable T32 training for another five years!

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