Childhood Misfortune and Adult Health among Black, White, and Hispanic Americans
Description: Public Health Relevance Statement/Narrative This research examines the relationships between childhood negative exposures (including physical abuse, financial strain, and poor health) and both physical and cognitive health in later life among Black, White, and Hispanic Americans. Clarifying these relationships will enable the development of effective strategies to reduce health problems among these three groups of Americans. As healthcare policymakers continue to search for affordable cost-containment strategies, it is important to identify the early origins of adult health and potential points of intervention, especially across racial and ethnic groups.
Funder: National Institute on Aging
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: RF1
Start date: 2014-05-01
End date: 2024-07-31
Investigator: KENNETH F. FERRARO
Institution: PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Topic: Child Abuse and Trauma
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Funded outputs count: 42
Funder award ID: RF1AG043544
OpenAlex ID: G2672949608