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  • Community Health

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  • The life course perspective (LCP) highlights the importance of lifelong health and development, from preconception through aging.
  • Maternal and child health (MCH) research has historically underemphasized the health of older adults and intergenerational family health.
  • Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is crucial for addressing health disparities by involving affected communities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore community perspectives on risk and protective factors influencing older adult health.
  • To apply the life course perspective (LCP) framework within a community-based participatory research (CBPR) context.
  • To inform public health interventions promoting health equity in aging and MCH.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted six community-based participatory research (CBPR) focus groups.
  • Utilized the life course perspective (LCP) as the guiding theoretical framework.
  • Captured community members' views on factors affecting older adult health.

Main Results:

  • Identified perceived protective factors for older adults: socialization, support systems, and wellness practices.
  • Identified perceived risk factors for older adults: caretaking burdens, social isolation, medical problems, and inadequate support.
  • Highlighted the need to integrate older adult health considerations into MCH initiatives.

Conclusions:

  • Community input is vital for understanding and addressing older adult health needs.
  • Interventions promoting health equity in aging must consider identified risk and protective factors.
  • Bridging MCH and gerontology through LCP and CBPR can improve lifelong health outcomes.