Session 8: Race, Ethnicity, and Health

Thursday, March 30 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM San Gabriel A Lobby Level

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Immigration and Health in the Older Mexican-Origin Population: Evidence from the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly and Mexican Health and Aging Study  •  Ronald Angel, University of Texas at Austin; Jacqueline L. Angel, University of Texas at Austin; Terrence Hill, University of Texas at Austin

2.	Back with a Vengeance: The Re-emergence of a Biological Conceptualization of Race in Research on Race/Ethnic Disparities in Health  •  Reanne Frank, Ohio State University and Harvard University; Danielle Frank, University of Washington

3.	Education and Mortality Risk among Hispanic Adults in the United States  •  Sarah McKinnon, University of Texas at Austin; Robert A. Hummer, University of Texas at Austin

4.	Ethnic Differentials in Responses to Self-Reported Health: An Application of Item Response Theory (IRT)  •  Rania Tfaily, University of Pennsylvania; Beth J. Soldo, University of Pennsylvania

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