Discrimination and Health: Insights from Midlife in the United States

Discrimination and Health: Insights from Midlife in the United States

Discrimination and Health: Insights from Midlife in the United States (#302)

Adolfo Cuevas ¹

New York University School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, United States

The Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study has been instrumental in furthering our understanding of the interplay between discrimination and health. Multidisciplinary research teams have utilized MIDUS's extensive biomarker data and multiple waves to deepen their examination of this topic. This presentation provides an overview of the research on discrimination and health, with a focus on the contributions of MIDUS. The discrimination instruments used in MIDUS are described, followed by a summary of key findings from MIDUS studies investigating the relationship between discrimination and various health outcomes. As MIDUS continues to offer a wealth of information, the presentation outlines priority areas for future research that can be pursued using MIDUS data.

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Cuevas, A

Adolfo G. Cuevas, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at NYU’s School of Global Public Health and core faculty at the Center for Anti-racism, Social Justice, & Public Health. As a community psychologist, he employs epidemiological, psychological, and biological approaches to investigate the effects of discrimination and other psychosocial determinants on health and health inequities. He uses a wide range of population-level datasets and advanced statistical methods to establish a plausible understanding of how psychosocial determinants “get under the skin” to increase the risk of aging-related diseases. Dr. Cuevas’ work has been published in scientific journals, such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature’s International Journal of Obesity, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, and American Journal of Public Health and featured in HuffPost and NPR's Code Switch.

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