How life stages and where you live shape adult health and aging in the U.S.
Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities in 21st Century America Renewal
This project brings together data and experts to learn why U.S. adults often have shorter, less healthy lives and how social and place-based factors affect different groups.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Southern California NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Los Angeles, UNITED STATES) |
| Project ID | NIH-11164835 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
As someone concerned about adult health and aging, I see this renewed network bringing together data and researchers to answer key questions about how life stages and where you live shape health across adulthood. It will combine national and regional surveys, medical and administrative records, and community-level information so investigators can follow people's lives over time and across places. The project will support interdisciplinary collaborations, train investigators, and create public datasets and analytic tools for others to use. The goal is to pinpoint drivers of growing health disparities and to guide policies and programs that could help.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults across the United States—especially people from diverse racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds whose data appear in surveys or health records—are the focus of this research.
Not a fit: People seeking immediate clinical treatment or children and adolescents under age 21 are unlikely to receive direct personal medical benefits from this network.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could inform public health policies and community programs that reduce health disparities and improve length and quality of life for disadvantaged groups.
How similar studies have performed: This renewal builds on a decade of NLCHDD work and other population health studies that have produced influential data and insights, though converting findings into policy change remains a work in progress.
Where this research is happening
Los Angeles, UNITED STATES
- University of Southern California — Los Angeles, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Ailshire, Jennifer a — University of Southern California
- Study coordinator: Ailshire, Jennifer a
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.