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Addressing Critical Gaps in Women's Health and Aging Research 🧠

Dr. Jaehoon Lee was awarded $49,912 for a five-year project from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-National Institute on Aging - NIH and the University of Kansas Medical Center. The project seeks to address critical gaps in our understanding of how criminal legal system involvement (CLSI) influences health across the life course and shapes women's experiences of aging.

Through this research, Dr. Lee aims to better understand how women with CLSI define health in later life, what they need to age well and how CLSI functions as a social determinant of health. It requires collaboration, support, resources, and connection. Findings from the study will help inform strategies to promote healthier aging and advance health quality for women.

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