Addressing Health Disparities Among Under Included Older Persons: An Overview of the NIA Health Disparities Framework and Use-Case Examples of Its Principles in Action to Increase Interest in Clinical Research Participation Among Latino Populations

The NIA staff will discuss some of the limitations with inclusion of diverse populations observed in clinical research and trials, the role federal science policy is playing in remedying the limitations and promoting more broad and consistent inclusion of communities of color in developing new strategies implemented to enhance inclusion among older persons of color. The NIA team will provide an overview of a Health Disparities Framework available to inform all stages of research from Basic Science to Population-health