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2008 Public Health Symposium
'The Global Crisis of Aging: Population, Biology, and Social Implications'

Speaker Videos

Mary Haan - The Global Crisis of Aging: Population, Biology, and Social Implications; 2008 UM SPH Symposium Overview (also, welcome by UM SPH Dean Ken Warner)

Linda P. Fried - Coming of Age: Where Does an Aging World Fit in Public Health?

Eileen M. Crimmins - Why Is the U.S. Lagging Behind Other Countries in Life Expectancy?

Richard Miller - Extending Human Lifespan: Scientific Prospects and Political Obstacles

Jeffrey B. Halter - Aging and the Crises in Medical Care

S. Jay Olshansky - The Rise and Fall of Human Longevity in the 21st Century

Planning Committee

• Mary Haan, Epidemiology (Chair)
• Jane Banaszak-Holl, HMP
• Neal Krause, HBHE
• Jersey Liang, HMP
• Sung Park, EHS
• Alex Tsidokov, Biostatistics
• Students: Jaime Hughes and Emily Nicklett
• Ex officio: Edith Parker, HBHE and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Co-Sponsors

The symposium is co-sponsored by two key institutes at UM: University of Michigan Institute of Gerontology and the Institute for Social Research.

About the Public Health Symposium

This biennial symposium is a unique aspect of the School of Public Health curriculum. The day is designed for exploration and dialogue, thinking broadly and intensely as a community about a public health issue. This year's focus is worldwide population aging and its implications for public health. For the first time, UM SPH has opened this symposium to a limited number of faculty and students from the wider university and to some key community representatives interested in aging. UM SPH alumni are also invited to attend.

This immersion program will leave you with an enhanced understanding of the issues and a stronger appreciation for the work of your colleagues across departments as well as students and faculty working in aging at UM and public health professionals working in the community. All SPH classes are suspended Monday October 6, enabling all students and faculty to attend the symposium. This all-day event is an important and required component of the SPH’s BIC curriculum (Breadth, Integration, and Capstone).