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The Sealy Center on Aging at UTMBLeading Aging Research Since 1995

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The Sealy Center on Aging (SCOA), an independent, multidisciplinary component of The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health),  focuses on improving the health and well-being of older adults through interdisciplinary research, education, clinical care, and community engagement. Supported by endowment funds from the Sealy and Smith Foundation, SCOA encompasses over 50 Senior Fellows and more than 50 affiliated Fellows from all five UTMB schools as well as numerous institutes.

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Sealy Center on Aging (SCOA)
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0177
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Phone: (409) 747-0008
Email: aging.research@utmb.edu

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INEGI Announces MHAS Wave 6 with Press Conference

Jul 13, 2023, 08:59 AM by SCOA

The Mexican National Institute of Statistics and Geography, known as the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía or INEGI in Spanish, hosted a press conference to announce the availability of the latest wave 6 of data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) online on July 6th, 2023. Wave 2 of the Mexican Cognitive Aging Ancillary Study (Mex-Cog) was also made available. Carmen Garcia Peña, Director of the Mexican National Institute of Geriatrics (INGER), Rebeca Wong, Principal Investigator of MHAS, and others gave comments followed by a Q & A session. The presentation was streamed in Spanish on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/INEGIInforma and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/inegiinforma. 

 

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The Sealy Center on Aging brings together faculty across all five UTMB schools who specialize in aging-related research, education, and clinical care.

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