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Resource Allocation for Family Planning in Developing Countries -- Copyright -- Contents -- Resource Allocation for Family Planning in Developing Countries -- CRITERIA FOR THE PUBLIC PROVISION OF SERVICES -- THE EFFECTS OF PROGRAM SUBSIDIES ON CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND FERTILITY -- THE DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS OF SUBSIDIES -- ACHIEVING COST REDUCTIONS -- ECONOMIES OF SCALE -- DIVISION OF LABOR BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS -- MEASURING COSTS AGAINST OUTCOMES -- THE POLITICAL SETTING FOR DECISIONS ON FAMILY PLANNING -- IMPLEMENTATION OF REFORMS TO INCREASE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Appendix -- THURSDAY, JULY 21 -- Welcoming Remarks -- Potential Effects of Reduced Subsidies -- How Would Subsidies Be Reduced? -- FRIDAY, JULY 22 -- What Happens When Foreign Assistance is Reduced? -- Wrap-Up Session: Implications for Aid Donors and Governments of Developing Countries.

Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- ETHICAL APPROACHES -- EXAMPLE OF LIBERIA -- ETHICAL NORMS -- SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC CATEGORIES -- INFORMED CONSENT -- RISKS AND BENEFITS -- AND FINAL DISCUSSION -- KEY SUGGESTIONS BY PARTICIPANTS -- Appendix Workshop Agenda and Participants October 18, 2001.

Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- ESTIMATING POPULATION SIZE AND STRUCTURE -- ESTIMATING MORTALITY RATES -- SUMMARY AND FINAL DISCUSSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Appendix Workshop Agenda and Participants September 20-21, 2000.

FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Public Health Importance of Hypertension -- 3 The Role of the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention in the Prevention and Control of Hypertension -- 4 Interventions Directed at the General Population -- 5 Interventions Directed at Individuals with Hypertension -- 6 Implementing a Population-Based Policy and Systems Approach to the Prevention and Control of Hypertension -- Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies -- Appendix B:Agendas of Public Meetings Held by the Committee on Public Health Priorities to Reduce and Control Hypertension -- Appendix C: A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke -- Appendix D: DHDSP Strategic Plan.

Intro -- FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- PART I: Health Trends and Disparities -- 1 Trends in Mortality, Disease, and Physiological Status in the Older Population-Eileen Crimmins -- 2 Racial/Ethnic and Nativity Disparities in the Health of Older U.S. Men and Women-Robert A. Hummer and Iliya Gutin -- 3 Socioeconomic Status, Health, and Mortality in Aging Populations-Angela M. O'Rand and Scott M. Lynch -- PART II: Social and Environmental Contexts Shaping Aging and Health -- 4 Social Well-Being and Health in the Older Population: Moving beyond Social Relationships-Linda J. Waite -- 5 Place, Aging, and Health-Kathleen A. Cagney and Erin York Cornwell -- PART III: Families and Intergenerational Transfers -- 6 Demography of Aging and the Family-Emily M. Agree -- 7 Intergenerational Transfers and the Older Population-Andrew Mason and Ronald Lee -- PART IV: Work and Retirement in the Older Population -- 8 The Demography of Retirement-Courtney Coile -- PART V: Disability and Cognitive Health of the Older Population -- 9 Cognitive Aging, Dementia, and the Future of an Aging Population-Kenneth M. Langa -- 10 The Demography of Late-Life Disability-Vicki A. Freedman -- PART VI: The Demography of Aging on a Global Scale -- 11 The Demography of Aging in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Chronological versus Functional Perspectives-Nikkil Sudharsanan and David E. Bloom -- 12 Health, Economic Status, and Aging in High-Income Countries-Jinkook Lee and James P. Smith -- PART VII: New Approaches in Measurement -- 13 New Measures and New Designs in Demography of Aging Research-David R. Weir, Linda J. Waite, Rebeca Wong, and Vicki A. Freedman

Intro -- Front Matter -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Context -- 3 Establishing Equitable Terms for Data Sharing -- 4 Exploring the Ethical Imperative for Data Sharing -- 5 Enabling Data Discoverability, Linkage, and Re-use -- 6 Next Steps: Maximizing the Use of Data to Improve Public Health -- Appendix A Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B Participants

FrontMatter -- Contributors -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction--Barney Cohen -- Section I--The Nature of Racial and Ethnic Differences -- 2 Racial and Ethnic Identification, Official Classifications, and Health Disparities--Gary D. Sandefur, Mary E. Campbell, and Jennifer Eggerling-Boeck -- 3 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Mortality Among the U.S. Elderly Population--Robert A. Hummer, Maureen R. Benjamins, and Richard G. Rogers -- 4 Ethnic Differences in Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease--Jennifer J. Manly and Richard Mayeux -- Section II--Two Key Conceptual and Methodological Challenges -- 5 The Life-Course Contribution to Ethnic Disparities in Health--Clyde Hertzman -- 6 Selection Processes in the Study of Racial and Ethnic Differentials in Adult Health and Mortality--Alberto Palloni and Douglas C. Ewbank -- 7 Immigrant Health: Selectivity and Acculturation--Guillermina Jasso, Douglas S. Massey, Mark R. Rosenzweig, and James P. Smith -- Section III--The Search For Causal Pathways -- 8 Genetic Factors in Ethnic Disparities in Health--Richard S. Cooper -- 9 Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Health--Eileen M. Crimmins, Mark D. Hayward, and Teresa E. Seeman -- 10 The Role of Social and Personal Resources in Ethnic Disparities in Late-Life Health--Carlos F. Mendes de Leon and Thomas A. Glass -- 11 What Makes a Place Healthy? Neighborhood Influences on Racial/ Ethnic Disparities in Health over the Life Course--Jeffrey D. Morenoff and John W. Lynch -- 12 Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Behaviors: A Challenge to Current Assumptions--Marilyn A. Winkleby and Catherine Cubbin -- 13 Cumulative Psychosocial Risks and Resilience: A Conceptual Perspective on Ethnic Health Disparities in Late Life--Hector F. Myers and Wei-Chin Hwang.

Intro -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- SUMMARY -- PART I BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT -- Prologue -- References -- 1 Introduction -- Background -- Charge to the Committee -- Key Terms and Definitions -- Addressing the Charge -- Committee's Approach to the Study -- Methods and Approach to the Evaluation of Evidence -- References -- 2 Health and Well-Being in Diverse Populations: Frameworks and Concepts? -- Social Ecology -- Social Constructionism -- Stigma -- Intersectionality -- Identity Affirmation -- Life Course -- Summary -- References

Intro -- Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean in Global Perspective -- 3 Health Status, Disability, and Mortality -- 4 Health Care Systems, Access, and Quality -- 5 Labor Market Participation/Retirement -- 6 Family and Social Transfers -- 7 Resilience and Aspects of Well-Being in Older Age -- 8 Opportunities to Generate Evidence on Older Adults and Move the Research Agenda Forward -- References -- Appendix A WORKSHOP AGENDA

Intro -- FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Population Aging in a Heterogeneous Society -- 3 Growing Heterogeneity of the U.S. Population in Income and Life Expectancy -- 4 Implications of Growing Heterogeneity -- 5 Policy Responses to an Aging Population -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Acronyms -- Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix B: The Future Elderly Model: Technical Documentation