Jette to speak on the future of disability in America

November 17, 2008

WHAT: The University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions will host the Darrel J. Mase Leadership Award lecture, featuring award recipient Alan M. Jette, Ph.D., a professor of health policy and management at Boston University’s School of Public Health and the director of Boston University’s Health and Disability Research Institute. Jette’s talk is titled “The Future of Disability in America.” The lecture is free and open to the public.

WHO: Jette is an internationally recognized expert in the measurement and epidemiology of functional limitations and disability. He has developed several instruments that assess function and disability and has published numerous articles on these topics in the rehabilitation, geriatrics and public health literature. Jette chaired the Institute of Medicine’s 2007 study, “The Future of Disability in America.”

WHEN: 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21

WHERE: Health Professions/Nursing/Pharmacy Complex Auditorium, 101 S. Newell Drive, UF Health Science Center

WHY: Jette is the recipient of one of the College of Public Health and Health Professions’ highest awards, the Darrel J. Mase Leadership Award, established in 1985 to honor the college’s founding dean. The award is given to individuals who have made substantial contributions to health care through their professional accomplishments, leadership and personal experience.

CONTACT: Jill Pease at 352-273-5816 or jpease@phhp.ufl.edu.