On May 19, 2021, Kaiser Health News featured insights from AFAR Board Member S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, on why Black men in America experience lower health benefits, despite increases in education levels, when compared to their white males counterparts. (Past studies correlated higher education with higher life expectancy for Black men.)
Dr. Olshansky is an AFAR board member and 2016 Irving S. Wright Award recipient. He is currently a Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a Research Associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the Chief Scientist at Lapetus Solutions, Inc.
Read the article, “Racism Derails Black Men’s Health, Even as Education Levels Rise,” here.
This article was also featured in California Healthline here.
For an expert discussion on cross-sector solutions to address health disparities in diverse communities, read AFAR's report: "Spotlight on How COVID-19 Has Brought Racial Inequities to the Forefront in Older Adults,” here.
