Deconstructing resilience in cognitive aging in Mexico and Latino communities in the United States: Consensus agenda findings and recommendations

In 2022, the annual International Conference on Aging in the Americas (ICAA) focused on the theme of "Cognitive Aging in Mexico and Latino Communities in the United States: Deconstructing Resilience" and included a consensus-building session. The consensus-building session encouraged dialogue among conference attendees, who identified lessons learned from the conference and the next steps in Latino resilience and cognitive aging research. Informed by the National Institute on Aging Health Disparities Framework and Life Course Principles, there was a strong consensus in addressing upstream factors including policies that promote socioeconomic well-being and quality educational attainment, expanding long-term care services and supports, and addressing the adverse health effects of exposure to discrimination to achieve health equity. Methodologically, there is a need for longitudinal studies to identify critical periods of intervention to reduce initial disparities, contextual analyses to explore intersectionality and the linkages among various forms of resilience, and exploratory studies that focus on community definitions and perspectives on resilience.