title: Aging and place--neighborhoods and health in a world growing older.
abstract: The articles in this special issue make it clear that there are interesting and policy-relevant research to identify place-based strategies to improve health and reduce health disparities among older adults. The articles also reveal important areas of future research and policy innovation that are needed related to place and aging.
authors.affiliation: Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA michaely@drexel.edu.
authors.forename: Yvonne L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Michael
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, San Francisco, CA USA.
authors.forename: Irene H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Yen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D014943:Global Health; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*