Publications from the Conference Series on Aging in the Americas: U.S. and Mexico
Note: Dates listed reflect actual publication dates and not the dates of the conference from which they originate.
2024 – Public Policy & Aging Report.
https://academic.oup.com/ppar/issue/34/1 This issue of Public Policy & Aging Report (PPAR) contributes to our understanding of longevity in the Americas by focusing on the Mexican population in the United States, this population’s country of origin, and implications for the Americas. Latinos in the United States are composed of several subgroups, including Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Central Americans (from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica) and a variety of South Americans (e.g., Venezuelans). Yet Mexicans in the United States make up the largest Latino subgroup and, in certain cities and regions (e.g., Los Angeles, New Mexico), are a majority of the population. The aging of these groups, however, is a somewhat new phenomenon, as the general impression is that they are relatively young and concerned only about issues of education, employment, immigration, and access to health services. Gerontological and geriatric issues receive less attention and, in some respects, have yet to reach the policy agendas of the emerging Latino political empowerment organizations (e.g., Congressional Hispanic Caucus).
In this issue of PPAR, we seek to promote greater interest in selected issues of aging and health and draw out implications and roadmaps for others to pursue. Much of this work builds upon two seminal developments of recent years: the key data sets of the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly studies. In addition, since 2000, the National Institute on Aging-sponsored Conference Series on “Aging in the Americas” (CAA) has led to studies, publications, and mentorships that give us crucial reference books, journal articles, and an emerging cadre of Latinx scholars who are committed to Hispanic aging research.
The articles presented here are a snapshot of these efforts and offer direction for further research, scholarship, and policy analysis on the many issues that will affect both the growth of the Mexican and Latino populations in the Unites States and the phenomenon of longevity and a greater life expectancy than European Americans or Black Americans. The articles address micro, meso, and macro concerns, which together offer clues and nuances to the broader concerns of health, retirement, and social and cultural realities facing aging Latinos throughout the Americas.
2023 – Contextualizing Health and Aging in the Americas: Effects of Space, Time and Place
Editors: Jacqueline L. Angel, Flavia C. Drumond Andrade, Fernando Riosmena, Silvia Mejia-Arango
1. Addresses resilience on aging and health in Latino populations
2. Identifies resilience factors as critical to successful aging and cognitive health
3. Provides insight for future directions of research in healthy aging
CAA- ICAA NIH/NIA Competing renewal application was submitted on April 12, 2024 for five proposed new iterations: 2025 ICAA U. Miami, Coral Gables, FL (David Lee and Felicia Knaul); 2026 ICAA UIL Chicago (Flavia Andrade); 2027 ICAA Cornell- Ithaca, NY (Adriana Reyes); 2028 ICAA USC, Los Angeles, CA; (Emma Aguila and Eileen Crimmins); and 2029 ICAA UTMB Galvetson, TX (Kyriakos Markides and Phil Cantu/Texas RCMAR Fernando Riosmena, UTSA, and Jacqueline Angel, UT Austin).
2019 – A subset 2018 ICAA papers. Special Issue: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology- “Aging in Mexico and U.S. Latino Cultural Contexts”
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- Guest Editors: Terrence Hill, Flavia Andrade, and Mariana Lopez-Ortega
2018 – Contextualizing Health and Aging in the Americas: Effects of Space, Time and Place
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- Co-Editors: William A. Vega, Jacqueline L., Angel, Luis Miguel F. Gutiérrez, Kyriakos S. Markides (Eds.) Springer Nature.
2017 – Special Issue: Contextualizing Health and Aging in the U.S. and Mexico
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- Guest Editors: Ronald J. Angel, Mariana López-Ortega, and Rogelio Sáenz
2016 – Special Issue: Aging in the Americas: The Health and Social Implications of Migration.
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- Guest Editors: Rebeca Wong, Jacqueline L. Angel, and Fernando Riosmena
2015 – Challenges of Latino Aging in the Americas
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- Co-Editors: William A. Vega, Kyriakos S. Markides, Jacqueline L. Angel, Fernando Torres-Gil
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- Guest Editors: Jacqueline L. Angel, Mark D. Hayward, Kyriakos S. Markides, and William Vega
2012 – Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population
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- Co-Editors: Angel, Jacqueline L., Torres-Gil, Fernando, Markides, Kyriakos
2011 – Special Issue: Biobehavioral Aspects of Health and Aging Among People of Mexican Origin
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- Whitfield, K. E., Angel, J. L., & Wong, R. (2011). Biobehavioral aspects of health and aging among people of Mexican origin. Journal of aging and health, 23(7), 1019–1026. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264311423370
2007 – The Health of Aging Hispanics: The Mexican-Origin Population
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- Co-Guest Editors: Jacqueline L. Angel and Keith E. Whitfield
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