Martha Pelaez, PhD
Martha Pelaez, Ph.D. recently retired as Regional Advisor on Aging and Health at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). In this capacity, she pioneered a multi-country population study of older adults, developed a Latin American Academy of Medicine of Aging and implemented multiple health promotion programs in primary health care settings in Latin America. For many years prior to joining the World Health Organization, Dr. Pelaez headed the education and training activities of the Southeast Florida Center on Aging at Florida International University.
Throughout her 23 year career in the field of aging and health, Dr. Pelaez has served in leadership positions with a number of national and international organizations, including the National Council on Aging, the American Society on Aging, the National Hispanic Council on Aging, the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics and Help Age International. She now consults and volunteers with numerous local, national and international organizations. She has published numerous articles on Latin American and Caribbean aging and health and on ethics and aging.
