Older Mexicans and Latinos in the United States, 1st ed. 2023 Where Worlds Meet

This book delves into the consequences of rapid population aging for Mexico and U.S. Latinos, impacting various institutions, including families, the labor force, and healthcare systems. It examines in depth the causes and consequences of the increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment and dementia, especially early-onset decline in the Mexican-origin population.

The book identifies resilience factors as critical to successful aging and health in the Mexican and Mexican-American populations from a transdisciplinary perspective. It also examines the diversity in the experiences of older adults with dementia and related disorders and that of their families in Mexico and the United States. The book also helps to better understand the levels of need and support capacity in both nations and the organizational contexts of long-term care in both countries.

The ultimate goal of this sixth volume in the series on aging in the Americas is to identify critical sources of vulnerability and possible policy options for closing the gap in affordable and sustainable long-term care and financial wellbeing for low-resource populations living with dementia and other medical conditions in both countries.

The volume presents new information, consensus data, potential venues for intervention, and action frameworks to advance current knowledge grounded in global aging health systems research of closing disparities in vulnerable populations at high risk of declining cognitive and physical health in two different political contexts. As such, the book provides a wealth of information for researchers, policy makers and professionals in the field of population aging.

Part I: Introduction- Three Decades of Research.- Chapter 1. Aging and Health in the Americas: Past, Present and Future Research on the U.S. Hispanic and Mexican Populations.- Part II: Cognition: Conceptual and Measurement Issues.- Chapter 2. Acculturation in Context: A Framework for Investigating Cognitive and Brain Aging in People of Hispanic and Latin American Descent.- Chapter 3. Reconstructing Resilience in Cognitive Aging in Mexico and Latino Communities in the United States: Consensus Agenda Findings and Recommendations.- Chapter 4. Resilient Cognitive Aging in Latinx and Mexican American Populations.- Chapter 5. Contextualizing the Effects of Stress on Cognitive Health in U.S. Latinx Adults.- Part III: Sociocultural Influences on Health.- Chapter 6. Alzheimer’s Disease Among Communities of Color: The Role of Place for Brain Health Equity.- Chapter 7. Heritage, Birthplace, Age at Migration, and Education as Life Course Mechanisms Influencing Cognitive Aging among Latinos.- Chapter 8. The Mediterranean and MIND Dietary Patterns: Associations with Cognition and Psychological Distress Among Latinos.- Part IV: Ethnicity, Migration and Healthful Aging.- Chapter 9. Impact of comorbidity on cognitive function of possible vascular origin.- Chapter 10. Resilient Communities: Aging in Place.- Chapter 11. Impact of Ethnic Enclaves on Life-Space Mobility for the Oldest Mexican Americans.- Chapter 12. Dementia Trends and Health-Care Access Among Older Latinx Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.- Part V: Policy and Health /Aging Policy in Mexico and the U.S.- Chapter 13. Income Supplements and Subjective Life Expectancy for Low-Income Older Adults.- Chapter 14. Noncontributory Pensions as Human Rights in Mexico.- Chapter 15. Health Insurance Coverage and Forgoing Care in Mexico: The Role of Seguro Popular.- Chapter 16. Health Equity and Aging in the Hispanic/Latino Population of the United States.

Flavia Andrade, PhD is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. She also holds appointments in the departments of Sociology and Kinesiology and Community Health. She is also affiliated with the Center for Latin America and Caribbean Studies, The Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies and Center for Global Studies, and Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program. She is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America serves on the CAA Advisory Group. Dr. Andrade research focuses on health inequalities in the context of global demographic, social, and epidemiological changes. Her work investigates social and economic factors that contribute to differences in

Addresses resilience on aging and health in Latino populations

Identifies resilience factors as critical to successful aging and cognitive health

Provides insight for future directions of research in healthy aging