SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH COGNITION IN OLDER ADULTS FROM UNDERSERVED QUILOMBOLA COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL

GSA 2024 Abstract

Abstract

: Quilombos are settlements founded by descendants of runaway slaves in Brazil, typically located in rural areas. Quilombola communities often present poor basic sanitation, high levels of illiteracy, and limited access to social and health services.

The paper

Sharon Sanz Simon, Carolina Cappi, João Cabral Junior, Gilberto Sousa Alves, Bruno Carneiro Alves de Oliveira

Columbia University · Universidade Federal do Maranhão

GSA 2024 Abstract · 31 Dec 2024 · CC BY

Presented at GSA 2024

doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae098.2880