Takashi Yamashita

Guest Author

Takashi Yamashita, PhD, MPH, MA is an associate professor of sociology and faculty in the Gerontology PhD program at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Yamashita’s research focuses on social determinants of health and well-being over the life course, health literacy, wider benefits of lifelong learning, gerontology education, and social statistics education.

Takashi's Work:

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Health Equity
Aging Populations

Making Sense of Health Information

Health literacy is necessary to make sense of the wide array of health information that is available today, especially for middle-aged and older people.

Guest Author Takashi Yamashita