The proportion of older adults in the U.S. is growing, and the older adult population is also becoming increasingly diverse. However, there are limited data on the aging process and older adults in underserved populations. Equitable participation in research studies on aging, the research workforce, and the healthcare workforce is critical to improve health outcomes for the entire U.S. population. Health disparities frameworks offer researchers and healthcare professionals the tools to develop and evaluate aging research that addresses all levels of analysis and domains of influence. Although there have been efforts to diversify the healthcare and research workforce, significant disparities in representation remain. In this perspective, we discuss existing aging health disparities, health disparities frameworks to use as tools to better conduct aging research, methods to enhance the proportion of underrepresented populations in aging research, and the current gaps in as well as efforts to enhance the diversity of the healthcare and research workforces.

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从健康差异的角度推进老龄化研究

美国老年人的比例不断增长，老年人口也变得越来越多样化。然而，有关老龄化过程和服务不足人群中老年人的数据有限。公平参与有关老龄化、研究人员和医疗保健人员的研究对于改善整个美国人口的健康状况至关重要。健康差异框架为研究人员和医疗保健专业人员提供了开发和评估老龄化研究的工具，解决了各个层面的分析和影响领域。尽管人们一直在努力实现医疗保健和研究人员的多元化，但代表性方面仍然存在巨大差异。从这个角度来看，我们讨论了现有的老龄化健康差异、作为更好地进行老龄化研究的工具的健康差异框架、提高老龄化研究中代表性不足的人口比例的方法，以及当前的差距以及增强老龄化多样性的努力。医疗保健和研究人员。