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IFH Strategic Planning Retreat @ Ocean Place Resort

We’re looking forward to our Strategic Planning Retreat on Oct. 24 and 25 at the Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch. The retreat will feature two days of discussions surrounding future visions as a institution.

Rutgers IFH study: Does age at migration matter when it comes to mental health?

Information may help providers improve services, treatment for older immigrants.

Rutgers study examines smoking status, health conditions in older Chinese American men

Findings underscore need for culturally targeted interventions to prevent and reduce tobacco use, manage chronic disease and screen for lung cancer.

Rutgers-led collaborative awarded $3.6M NIH grant to build infrastructure for minority aging research

Collaborative will bring together researchers and community leaders to increase engagement of black, Hispanic, and Asian older adults in New Jersey.

Close Intergenerational Relationships Protect Aging Immigrants’ Health and Minimize Caregivers’ Stress

Rutgers studies find older Chinese Immigrants are healthier and happier and their children less burdened by caregiving when cultural family values are maintained

Older Chinese Americans Face Increased stress and memory loss

An elderly Chinese American man lives by himself in subsidized housing for seniors in Boston. He struggles with dementia, so he sticks to familiar places, otherwise he gets lost. And it’s hard for him to get help, because he doesn’t speak English.

Rutgers Researchers Develop Custom Data Collection System to Improve Health Disparity Research

Web-based data collection and management system addresses linguistic and cultural barriers for researching minority populations.

Poor Oral Health Linked to Cognitive Decline, Perceived Stress, Rutgers Studies Find

Two Rutgers studies examine the role of psychosocial factors in oral health among older Chinese Americans

Depression Linked to Costly Chronic Medical Conditions and Disability Among Aging Minorities, Rutgers Studies Find

Studies suggest the need for culturally relevant depression screenings to prevent the onset of disability and improve the management of chronic medical conditions of older minorities

Memory loss, dementia an understudied yet widespread phenomenon among Chinese Americans

Rutgers releases first of their kind studies revealing the impact of immigration, gender, psychological distress, education, social engagement, and oral health on Chinese Americans’ cognitive function…

IFH Strategic Planning Retreat @ Ocean Place Resort

Rutgers IFH study: Does age at migration matter when it comes to mental health?

Rutgers study examines smoking status, health conditions in older Chinese American men

Rutgers-led collaborative awarded $3.6M NIH grant to build infrastructure for minority aging research

Close Intergenerational Relationships Protect Aging Immigrants’ Health and Minimize Caregivers’ Stress

Older Chinese Americans Face Increased stress and memory loss

Rutgers Researchers Develop Custom Data Collection System to Improve Health Disparity Research

Poor Oral Health Linked to Cognitive Decline, Perceived Stress, Rutgers Studies Find

Depression Linked to Costly Chronic Medical Conditions and Disability Among Aging Minorities, Rutgers Studies Find

Memory loss, dementia an understudied yet widespread phenomenon among Chinese Americans

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