Developing an Agenda for Population Aging and Social Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)

In September 2023, the Committee on Population at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop, Developing an Agenda for Population Aging and Social Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). The explicit goal of the workshop was to identify the most promising directions for behavioral and social research and data infrastructure investments for studying life-course health, aging, and Alzheimers disease and Alzheimers disease and related dementias in LMICs. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop.

Table of Contents

Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 The Role of Inequality 3 Conceptual and Methodological Barriers 4 Research and Policy Interventions 5 The Role of Family 6 Use of Existing Data 7 Role of Environmental Exposures 8 Key Takeaways References Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Appendix B: Biographical Sketches for Workshop Planning Committee Members and Speakers