Collaboration Details

Title of Collaborative Activity:

Health and Retirement Study (HRS)

Description of Collaborative Activity:

This study follows more than 20,000 men and women over 50, offering insight into the changing lives of the older US population. Launched in 1992, this multidisciplinary, longitudinal study has become known as the Nation’s leading resource for data on the combined health and economic conditions of older Americans.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Research Initiative

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

1992

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NIA

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

CDC, CMS