By William Vega and Steven Wallace
By 2050, the number of adults aged 65 years and older will nearly double; the number of elders of color will more than triple. The notion of advancing public health for older Americans may
By Vincent Lim
HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment efforts often focus on young adults and other populations considered the most sexually active and at risk. Yet, statistics show that HIV/AIDS is not just a young person’s disease.
Karen Lincoln, an
By Vincent Lim
At an international conference organized by the World Psychiatric Association, William A. Vega, executive director of the Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work, discussed the mental health challenges facing Latinos
By Cortney Fielding
USC Provost Professor William Vega, one of the nation’s leading experts on health disparities affecting ethnic minority groups, has received the 2010 Research and Advocacy Award from the National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health.
Vega, the
By Vincent Lim
William A. Vega, executive director of the Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work, gave the keynote presentation at the 2010 International Conference on Aging in the Americas.
The conference was
By Vincent Lim
William A. Vega, executive director of the Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work, discussed the U.S. health care system and health disparities in low-income communities of color at the Congressional