Amy Pienta, a research scientist at the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and a research affiliate in the Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA) and the Population Studies Center (PSC) at the University of Michigan, discusses population health and aging. Pienta notes that demography can improve population health by uncovering the forces underlying demographic events and processes to better understand impact and forecast change. The faculty expert further highlights current shifts in the world that affect the health of aging populations.
