1. Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Boomers’ Excess Mortality Due to Substance Abuse in the United States • Enrique Acosta , Université de Montréal; Alain Gagnon, Université de Montréal; Nadine Ouellette, Université de Montréal; Alyson A. van Raalte, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Robert R. Bourbeau, Université de Montréal; Marilia Nepomuceno, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

2. How Does Health Change After Retirement and for Who? New Evidence Using Objective and Subjective Health Measures • Ludovico Carrino , King's College London; Merel Schuring, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam; Alex Burdorf, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam; Mauricio Avendano, King's College London / Harvard University.

3. Does Retirement Affect Secondary Preventive Care Use? Evidence From Breast Cancer Screening • Peter Eibich , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Léontine Goldzahl, University of Manchester.

4. The Shape of Things to Come: Will Changes in Prevalence of Obesity and Smoking Influence the Quantity and Quality of Life of White, Black, and Hispanics in the United States? • Jennifer Van Hook , Pennsylvania State University; Michelle Frisco, Pennsylvania State University; Carlyn Graham, Pennsylvania State University.