March 2009
Mar 11, 2009 • 5:30PM - 7:00PM
In 1988, the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging began following approximately 1,200 "highly functional" Americans between the ages of 70 and 79, tracking their health and activities as they aged. John W. Rowe directed the MacArthur Foundation’s Research Network on Successful Aging and was one of the study’s directors. In this talk Dr. Rowe will discuss the study and its profound revisions to our understanding of the social processes of aging.
Changing Perspectives on Healthy Aging, Part II: The Development of the Concept of Successful Aging 
Location: The New York Academy of Medicine
Speakers: John W Rowe, M.D., Columbia University
This event sponsored by: The Section on the History of Medicine and Public Health
Speakers: John W Rowe, M.D., Columbia University
This event sponsored by: The Section on the History of Medicine and Public Health
In 1988, the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging began following approximately 1,200 "highly functional" Americans between the ages of 70 and 79, tracking their health and activities as they aged. John W. Rowe directed the MacArthur Foundation’s Research Network on Successful Aging and was one of the study’s directors. In this talk Dr. Rowe will discuss the study and its profound revisions to our understanding of the social processes of aging.
For more information about the lecture series sponsored by the Section on the History of Medicine and Public Health, please click here or contact Arlene Shaner at 212-822-7313 or email history@nyam.org
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