Shane D. Burns, PhD, MPH

Race/Color Functional Limitation Disparities in a “Racial Democracy”: Findings Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Brazil AbstractObjectives. Brazil is rapidly aging and is expected to have increased rates of functional limitation. While some literature has analyzed race/color

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Functional limitation risk differs for aging Black & Brown Brazilians. Cognitive disparities were in all age groups. Racial disparities were most common for those who experienced early life during the dictatorship, alluding to the "long arm" of authoritarianism.

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UAB helps launch NIH-funded center to advance aging research in the South UAB helps launch NIH-funded center to advance aging research in the South

Looking forward to seeing the important work that will come out of the much-needed and new NIA-funded Southern Population Aging Research Center (SPARC)! #pophealth #aging #thesouth #UAB

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