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Health and Kinship Networks among the Latino Population

Award Number: R01AG081306
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2027

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Health and Kinship Networks among the Latino Population - Project Summary This project explores how residency status exposures impact the health of older (50+) Latino population. The non-permanent Latino foreign-born population in the US is currently aging in place, leading to a growing number of older Latinos who experienced years of health risk throughout their adult lives and, as older adults, are excluded from the US social safety net system. The aging of the Latino population is thus likely accompanied by two related trends: (1) dramatic increases in the share of older Latinos without full access to the public programs that have been shown to improve health for older Americans, and (2) increased reliance by older Latinos on kinship networks – chiefly their middle-aged children – for daily health care needs. Our goal is to document these trends and explore how they impact the health of older Latinos and the implications for the broader US population. The project has three specific aims. First, we will investigate how residency status exposures are related to older Latinos’ health and their access and utilization of health care. Our key innovation is to use longitudinal Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) data that is linked to administrative data. We will use information from linkages to these administrative data to measure residency status and time spent in each status and then model the relationship between residency status exposures and levels and trajectories in both physical (e.g. functional limitations, allostatic load, mortality risk) and mental health (e.g. depression, cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease), and access/utilization of health care. Second, we will investigate the availability and effectiveness of kinship networks of older Latinos. We will use HRS data to explore questions related to (1) the characteristics of older Latinos' kinship networks by residency status, and (2) the relationship between the size/characteristics of older Latino's kinship networks and their unmet need for assistance, as well as their health and access/utilization of health care. Third, we will develop a microsimulation model to project the size and composition of older Latinos and their kinship networks. The microsimulation will enable us to model health outcomes and the level of kinship support for Latinos as this population ages in place over the next decade. Additionally, we will use the model to compare the “status quo” scenario to multiple potential demographic changes that could alter the level of support for older Latinos. The proposed research will inform science about access to care and contribute to building evidence-based interventions for promoting health among the aging Latino community.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $324,692 )
2026	2026	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Aging Research	000	4	6/3/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$324,692
														Subtotal = $324,692

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $315,300 )
2025	2025	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Aging Research	000	3	5/23/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$315,300
														Subtotal = $315,300

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $324,343 )
2024	2024	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Aging Research	000	2	5/22/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$324,343
														Subtotal = $324,343

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $333,463 )
2023	2023	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Aging Research	000	1	9/21/2023	NEW	$333,463
														Subtotal = $333,463

Grand Total All Awards = $1,297,798

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Health and Kinship Networks among the Latino Population

Award Number: R01AG081306

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2027

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