Contextualizing Health and Aging in the Americas: Effects of Space, Time and Place (1st ed. 2019) (Aging in the Americas #4)

By: Jacqueline L. Angel and William A. Vega and Kyriakos S. Markides and Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo

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Synopsis: In this fourth volume of the series on Aging in the Americas, the editors decided to treat place primarily as contextual, with place influencing proximal factors, including social determinants, and affecting Latino aging and health. This approach is similar to trends in community health research that view place as an organizing framework for assessing social determinants and disease patterns, and as an information tool for building policies and programs that improve health by strengthening communities. Recent expert consensus views of the National Academies of Science, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and national public health directors have designated place as a critical building block for improving health in American society. Yet, the field continues to evolve. The ultimate goal of place -based research and practice is to support the transformation of under-resourced communities in a deliberate way that consciously supports optimal health across the life span. Our volume takes this perspective in addressing how place affects the health of Latino older adults.