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Hispanic Health and Aging Lab

Adapting evidence-based interventions to improve clinical outcomes among older Hispanics and their care partners.

Research

Objectives

The Hispanic Health and Aging Lab uses clinical data, population-based studies, and administrative datasets to examine health disparities among older Hispanics and their care partners. The Lab also identifies evidence-based clinical and behavioral interventions, culturally adapts them, and finds ways to implement them to improve outcomes for older Hispanics and their care partners.

Projects

Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS)

Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS)

Our Lab actively works with the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS). MHAS is the longest ongoing population-based study of aging in Latin America. MHAS is part of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) family of longitudinal aging studies. MHAS started collecting data in 2001 and is funded to collect 3 additional waves fo data over the next 5 years.

MHAS study

Impact Collaboratory - High Risk Population Core

Impact Collaboratory - High Risk Population Core

We actively participate in the IMPACT Collaboratory with a special focus on improving outcomes for all older adults impacted by dementia.

IMPACT Collaboratory

Alzheimer's disease in older Mexican adults

Alzheimer's disease in older Mexican adults

We collaborate with Dr. Downer at UTMB on an R01 entitled "The influence of social and cultural context on life course pathways for Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias, and care resources for older Mexican adults."

Link to R01

Publications

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People

Rafael Samper-Ternent

Rafael Samper-Ternent, PhD, MD

Associate Professor and Director, Clinical Research and Innovations Core, Institute on Aging
Houston

Dr. Samper-Ternent is a Clinician Scientist with more than a decade of research and clinical experience. His research focuses on understanding factors that lead to health disparities among older Hispanics and their family caregivers, especially those with multimorbidity and ADRD. Dr. Samper-Ternent aims to produce evidence that informs intervention development and implementation to improve the well-being of Hispanic older adults and their family caregivers. He also leads the Research and Clinical Innovation Core in the Institute on Aging at UTHealth Houston.

Publication List

Alejandra Mera

Alejandra Mera, MS, RD

Research Coordinator II
Houston

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Alejandra is a bilingual Research Coordinator with more than 4 years of experience with clinical and behavioral trials in the field of aging.

Mei Robson

Mei Robson, MPH

Research Coordinator
Houston

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Mei Robson is a research coordinator with an interest in public health affecting Hispanic populations. She contributes to the Institute on Aging's Clinical Research and Innovations Core, assisting with data analysis and administrative tasks. She looks forward to applying her skills to address pressing health challenges in Hispanic communities.

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