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Briefing on Effects of Marriage, Divorce, and Family Formation on Health & Well-Being/April 17

The Population Association of America and the Association of Population Centers hold a congressional briefing titled “The Vow Factor: Marriage, Divorce, and Family Formation & Their Impact on Health and Well-Being” on April 17, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center in Washington, D.C.

Participating experts include:

Moderator:
Isabel Sawhill, Ph.D., The Brookings Institution

Panelists:
Lisa Berkman, Ph.D., Harvard University
Andrew Cherlin, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Elizabeth Peters, Ph.D., Urban Institute

For more information, please go here. Note: Please RSVP by April 15.

FoNIA Comments on 21st Century Cures Discussion Document

FONIA 21st Century Cures comments

FoNIA Offers Input on 21st Century Cures Discussion Document

The Friends of the National Institute on Aging has offered comments to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy & Commerce Committee on its initial discussion document that outlines specific 21st Century Cures initiative proposals. This document “seeks to continue the important dialogue of the past year, encouraging more discussion from patients, innovators, researchers, care givers, and other experts on the common goal of accelerating the pace of cures in the United States.” The committee invited comment on the discussion.

FoNIA offered feedback on the proposed 21st Century Chronic Disease Initiative Act, plans to help emerging young scientists, and initiatives related to the National Institutes of Health.

Please click here to read the comments.