Jette to speak on the future of disability in America
The College of Public Health and Health Professions will host the Darrel J. Mase Leadership Award lecture on Friday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. 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 will be held in the HPNP Complex auditorium and is free and open to the public.
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."
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.
