Self-Rated Health and 5-Year Mortality across Birth Cohorts: Change or Stability in Predictive Validity? • Edward Berchick, Princeton University

Education and Self-Awareness of Health: Towards a Better Understanding of the Variance in the Predictive Ability of Self-Rated Health • Heeju Sohn, University of Pennsylvania

The Relationship between Childhood Circumstances and Adult Health Disparities: Evidence from Colombia • Johanna Fajardo-Gonzalez, University of Minnesota

Refining the Association among Race, Education, and Health • Michael H. Esposito, University of Washington

The Significance of Differential Record Linkage for Understanding Black-White Mortality Differentials • Joseph T. Lariscy, Duke University

Poverty and Race and Ethnic Differences in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Series Resistance for Female Teens in the United States • Alexis R. Santos-Lozada, University of Texas at San Antonio

The Latin American Human Mortality Database: An Emerging Source of Mortality Data for Developing Countries • Bernardo L. Queiroz, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) ; Piedad Urdinola, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

The Role of Education in Explaining Racial/Ethnic Allostatic Load Differentials in the United States • Jeffrey Howard, University of Texas at San Antonio ; P. Johnelle Sparks, University of Texas at San Antonio

Multilevel Socioeconomic Differentials in Allostatic Load in Chinese Adults • Hongwei Xu, University of Michigan

Associations between Area-Level Conditions, Socioeconomic Conditions, and Mortality: Do They Vary over the Life Course? • Eva U. B. Kibele, University of Groningen ; Patrick Praeg, University of Groningen ; Paul Norman, University of Leeds

Health Care Access and Utilization among Hispanics Living in New versus Established Destinations: Examining the Moderating Role of Rurality • Shannon M. Monnat, Pennsylvania State University ; Raeven Faye Chandler, Pennsylvania State University ; Danielle Ely, Pennsylvania State University

Chronic Health Condition of Asian Migrants to Australia: A Longitudinal Investigation • Samba Siva Rao Pasupuleti, Deakin University Australia ; Santosh Jatrana, Deakin University Australia

Age and Cause-Specific Mortality Rates in Recession Years: Evidence from Greece • Alexandra Tragaki, Harokopio University of Athens

Private Health Insurance and Health Inequalities in a National Health System • Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, McGill University ; Emilie Renahy, St Michael's Hospital

Evaluating Measurement Error in Readings of Blood Pressure among Adolescents and Young Adults in a Developing Country • Shawn Bauldry, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; Kenneth Bollen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Life Expectancy between 1980 and 2010: A Global Perspective • Elisenda Renteria, International Agency for Research on Cancer ; David Forman, International Agency for Research on Cancer ; Isabelle Soerjomataram, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Smoking at a Racial Intersection: The Association between Interracial Unionship and Smoking Behavior • Jenifer Bratter, Rice University ; Mary E. Campbell, Texas A&M University ; Jarron M. Saint Onge, University of Kansas

“Tall, Active and Well Made”? Maori and Pakeha Health Inequalities in Long-Term Perspective • Kris Inwood, University of Guelph ; Les Oxley, University of Waikato ; Evan Roberts, University of Minnesota

What Can Lifespan Variation Tell Us about the Future of Mortality? The Curious Case of High-School Educated Americans • Isaac Sasson, University of Texas at Austin

The Effect of Obesity on Disability Risk, Recurrence and Recovery, among Working Age Adults Living in the United States • Heide Jackson, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Respiratory Viruses’ Effect on All-Cause Mortality: Winter and Summer Pseudoseasonal Life Expectancy in the United States • Andrew Noymer, University of California, Irvine ; Rahema Haseeb, University of California, Irvine

The Effects of Economic Conditions around Retirement on Later-Life Functional Health and the Mitigating Role of Social Protection Programmes • Philipp Hessel, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Minority Stress, Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Risk-Taking among Gay and Bisexual Men • Catherine Finneran, Emory University

“Health Insurance for Health Financing”: Strategy to Deal with Medical Poverty among Urban Poor in India • Shrikant Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Social Relationships and Mortality in Older Adulthood: Social Participation, Perceived Support, Social Networks and Neighborhood Characteristics • James Iveniuk, University of Chicago ; Phil Schumm, University of Chicago

The Confounding (or Lack Thereof) of Behavioral and Genetic Components of Health Outcomes • Benjamin Domingue, University of Colorado at Boulder ; Brian Houle, University of Colorado at Boulder ; Jason D. Boardman, University of Colorado at Boulder

Estimating the Size of Key Affected Populations in Concentrated HIV/AIDS Epidemics Using the Network Scale up Method • Rachael Maltiel, Expedia, Inc. ; Adrian Raftery, University of Washington

Fit in the City? Weight Gain among Urban Individuals in Low and Middle Income Countries • Alka Dev, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR) ; Deborah L. Balk, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR)

The Relationship between Population Aging and Macroeconomic Changes to the Growth in Global Diabetes Prevalence between 1990 and 2008 • Nikkil Sudharsanan, University of Pennsylvania ; Mohammed Ali, Emory University ; K. M. Venkat Narayan, Emory University

Mechanisms of Neighborhood Disadvantage and Health • Karen Gerken, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Helping HIV-Positive Adolescents Become Healthy Adults: Balancing Individual and Population-Level Health Needs in an Era of Biomedical HIV Prevention • Morgan Philbin, Columbia University

The Effect of Rural-Urban Migration on BMI in Thailand • Philip A. Anglewicz, Tulane University ; Elizabeth Nauman, Tulane University ; Mark VanLandingham, Tulane University

Health and Well-Being in Later Midlife: The Role of Companion Animals • Regina M. Bures, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH ; Layla Esposito, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH ; James Griffin, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH ; Sandra McCune, WALTHAM®/Mars

HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Sexual Context, and Contraceptive Use at Sexual Debut among Urban South African Youths • Kate C. Prickett, University of Texas at Austin

Dying in Silence: A Study on Mortality-Morbidity Gap in India • Tulika Tripathi, Central University of Gujarat ; Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan, National Institute of Advanced Studies

An Exploration of Moral Hazard Behaviors under the National Health Insurance Scheme in Northern Ghana • Maxwell Dalaba, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; Samuel Chatio, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; Patricia Akweongo, Navrongo Health Research Centre

Why Do Indian People Avoid Government Doctors? • Debasis Barik, National Council of Applied Economic Research

Considering Health and Nutrition in Agricultural Production Decisions: Evidence from Tanzania • Martha Rogers, University of Minnesota ; Helen Markelova, University of Minnesota

Multiple Chronic Diseases and Their Linkages with Functional Health and Subjective Well-Being among Older Adults: An Analysis of Sage Wave1 Data, 2007 to 2010 • Perianayagam Arokiasamy, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Uttamacharya, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Somnath Chatterji, World Health Organization (WHO)

Sexual Risk Behavior and Self-Identity among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Lom, Togo, and Accra, Ghana • Ami R. Moore, University of North Texas ; Nichola Williams, University of North Texas

Trends and Prospects of Mortality by Age and Sex in India: 1991-2030 • Manisha Dubey, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Conscientiousness and Mortality: An Exploration of Mechanisms Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics • Amelia Karraker, University of Michigan ; Robert Schoeni, University of Michigan

Disparities in Health Service Use and Access to Care among Multiracial Young Adults in the United States • Karen Tabb, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Chris Larrison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Shinwoo Choi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Highest Earned Degree, Education in Years, and Health Behavior among U.S. Young Adults • Julie Skalamera, University of Texas at Austin ; Robert A. Hummer, University of Texas at Austin ; Katrina M. Walsemann, University of South Carolina ; Melissa H. Humphries, University of Texas at Austin

Chronic Inflammation at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status: Health Behaviors as Mechanisms • Aliza D. Richman, Pennsylvania State University ; Tetyana Pudrovska, Pennsylvania State University

Perceived Risk of Developing Hypertension in Urban Poor Communities in Accra, Ghana • Raphael B. Awuah, University of Ghana ; Ama de-Graft Aikins, University of Ghana

Neighborhood Change and Health: The Case of Public Housing Demolitions in Chicago • Patrick Mayne, Brown University

Does the Male-Female Health-Survival Paradox Exist in Rural Ghana? An Examination of Gender Disparities in Health and Mortality in the Kassena-Nankana District of Ghana • Cornelius Y. Debpuur, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; Fabian Achana, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; Raymond Aborigo, Navrongo Health Research Centre

Perceived Housing Discrimination and Self-Rated Health: How Do Neighborhood Features Matter? • Tse-Chuan Yang, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) ; Danhong Chen, Pennsylvania State University ; Kiwoong Park, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY)

Assimilation and Access to Health Care: Explaining Health Coverage Disparities among U.S. Hispanics • Chris Galvan, Pennsylvania State University

“At Risk” Cardiovascular Health Profiles: Metabolic Dysregulation and Acculturative Processes for Latino Americans • Ellis Logan, Pennsylvania State University

Universalizing Healthcare Coverage in Delhi: Strengthening Health System Preparedness with Monitoring-Framework of Population Health • Papiya Guha Mazumdar, TERI University ; Sumit Mazumdar, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi

Postsecondary Academic Experiences in the Link between Education and Health • Melissa H. Humphries, University of Texas at Austin

Poverty and Mental Health in Three Inner City Communities in Accra, Ghana • Maame Peterson, University of Ghana ; Francis Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Pennsylvania State University and University of Ghana

Migration and Health above Age 50: Is There a Healthy Immigrant Effect and a Mediterranean Paradox in Europe? • Benedetta Pongiglione, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

Eating Behaviors and Mentality among College Age Female Athletes and Non-Athletes • Jeffrey A. Dennis, University of Texas of the Permian Basin ; Hannah Hamilton, University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Does Discrimination Drive the Gender Differences in Health Expenditures on Adults: Evidence from Cancer Patients in Rural India • Akansha Batra, Indian Statistical Institute ; Indrani Gupta, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) ; Abhiroop Mukhopadhaya, Indian Statistical Institute

Temporal Trends in Differentials in Cause-Specific Mortality for Hispanics and Non-Hispanics in the Southwestern United States, by Gender, 1990 and 2000 • Lawrence Panas, University of Texas at Galveston ; Karl Eschbach, University of Texas at Galveston

Estimating Incidence of HIV with Synthetic Cohorts and Varying Mortality in Uganda • Bryan Sayer, Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. ; Souleymane Barry, Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.

Environmental Factors and Childhood Fever in Areas of the Ouagadougou – Health and Demographic Surveillance System – Burkina Faso • Franklin Bouba Djourdebbé, Université de Montréal

Obesity, Body Self-Perception and Major Depression: Differentials by Sex in Brazil • Cláudio Santiago Dias Jr, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) ; Ana Paula Verona, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Are There Migrant Health Advantages or Negative Immigrant Adaptations in Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control? • Emily Steiner, University of Colorado at Boulder ; Fernando Riosmena, University of Colorado at Boulder ; Richard G. Rogers, University of Colorado at Boulder

Food Desert among the Urban Poor: Examining the Local Food Environment in Ga-Mashie, Accra • Fidelia A. A. Dake, University of Ghana ; Samuel N. A. Codjoe, University of Ghana ; Samuel Agyei-Mensah, University of Ghana

Mortality Differentials among Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders in the U.S.: 2009-2011 • Virginia S. Cain, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC

Demographic Losses Related to Socio-Economic Inequalities in Adult Mortality in Lithuania: Evidence from Census-Linked Longitudinal Data • Domantas Jasilionis, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and Lithuanian Social Research Centre ; Vlada Stankuniene, Lithuanian Social Research Centre ; Dmitri A. Jdanov, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and New Economic School, Russia ; Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and New Economic School, Russia

The Influence of Knowledge and Attitudes on Influenza and Pertussis Vaccination among Healthcare Workers in Wisconsin • Laura Blakeslee, University of Wisconsin-Madison

A Closer Look at the Epidemiological Paradox: Self-Rated Health, Perceived Social Resources, and Neighborhood Immigrant Context • Eileen E. S. Bjornstrom, University of Missouri ; Danielle C. Kuhl, Bowling Green State University

Developing a Scale to Visually Evaluate BMI from Twitter Profile Pictures • Julia Morris, University of Washington ; Stephanie Carson, University of Washington ; Alina Arseniev, University of Washington ; Gilad Amitai, University of Washington ; Ali Shojaie, University of Washington

Mortality Patterns: Impact of Education and Medical Cause in the Czech Republic 2001–2005 • Jitka Rychtarikova, Charles University in Prague ; Klara Hulikova Tesarkova, Charles University in Prague ; Pavel Zimmermann, University of Economics, Prague (VSE)

Community Uninsurance and Unmet Health Care Needs: Is There a Spillover Effect for Rural Areas? • Michael Castro, Bowling Green State University

Lifestyle for Longevity: A Multi Country Study on Chronic Disease and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviour • Henry A. Tagoe, University of Ghana

Educational Gradients in Cardiovascular Health: Cohort Change and Race and Ethnic Disparities • Audrey N. Beck, San Diego State University ; Shih-Fan Lin, San Diego State University ; Brian K. Finch, RAND Corporation

Union Status and Self-Rated Health: Testing Education as a Moderator Using the National Health Interview Survey (1997-2011) • Russell Spiker, University of Cincinnati ; Corinne Reczek, Ohio State University

Estimates of Active Life Expectancy among Mexican-Origin Elders • Marc A. Garcia, University of Texas at Austin ; Jacqueline L. Angel, University of Texas at Austin

Unmet Need for Health Care: The Case of Foreigners Living in Italy • Valeria Cetorelli, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Understanding Patterns of HIV-Related Knowledge and Behaviors among People Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa • Wenjuan Wang, ICF International ; Soumya Alva, John Snow, Inc. ; Shanxiao Wang, ICF International

Citizenship, Statelessness, and Structural Vulnerability to HIV • Stephanie Koning, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Amanda L. Flaim, Cornell University ; David Feingold, Ophidian Research Institute

Regional Differentials of Age-Specific Suicide Rate in South Korea 2005-2010 • Jaein Lee, University of Maryland

Perceived Body Weight and Actual Body Mass Index (BMI) in Urban Poor Communities in Accra, Ghana • Grace Frempong Agyemang, University of Ghana ; Delali M. Badasu, University of Ghana

Race/Ethnicity Is Associated with Disparities in Gonorrhea Rates in New York City, 2009 • Yusuf Ransome, Columbia University ; Kaydian Reid, College of New Rochelle ; Valerie Newsome, National Development and Research Institutes (NDRI)

The Effect of Customer Knowledge on Antimalarial Drug Quality • Anne Fitzpatrick, University of Michigan

An Analysis of Migration as a Spatially-Dependent Correlate of Mortality • William J. Keith, Mississippi State University ; Ronald E. Cossman, Mississippi State University ; Jeralynn S. Cossman, Mississippi State University

Obesity Trajectories and Mortality among Older Adults: The Case of Costa Rica • Beatriz Novak, El Colegio de México

Multilevel Modeling of District, Community and Individual Correlates to Public Health Facility Utilization for MCH Care • Rachana Patel, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Extreme Warfare: Residency in Housing Voucher-Dense Communities, Violence, and Adolescent Mental Health • Amanda Kalamar, Johns Hopkins University ; Tanya Lukasik, Johns Hopkins University ; Robert Blum, Johns Hopkins University ; Freya Sonenstein, Johns Hopkins University ; Beth Marshall, Johns Hopkins University ; Kristin Mmari, Johns Hopkins University ; Michele Decker, Johns Hopkins University

Dynamic Sequencing of Drug Treatments for ADHD Patients with Medicaid Coverage • Anna Chorniy, Clemson University