Resilience as a measure of preparedness for pandemic influenza outbreaks.

The global crisis generated by COVID-19 has heightened awareness of pandemic outbreaks. From a public health preparedness standpoint, it is essential to assess the impact of a pandemic and also the resilience of the affected communities, which is the ability to withstand and recover quickly after a pandemic outbreak. The infection attack rate has been the common metric to assess community response to a pandemic outbreak, while it focuses on the number of infected it does not capture other dimensions such as the recovery time. The aim of this research is to develop community resilience measures and demonstrate their estimation using a simulated pandemic outbreak in a region in the USA. Three scenarios are analysed with different combinations of virus transmissibility rates and non-pharmaceutical interventions. I The inclusion of the resilience framework in the pandemics outbreak analysis will enable decision makers to capture the multi dimensional nature of community response.

The Use of Qualitative Methods to Guide the Development of the Border Resilience Scale in a Participatory Research Study.

U.S.-Mexico border residents experience pervasive social and ecological stressors that contribute to a high burden of chronic disease. However, the border region is primarily composed of high-density Mexican-origin neighborhoods, a characteristic that is most commonly health-promoting. Understanding factors that contribute to border stress and resilience is essential to informing the effective design of community-level health promotion strategies. La Vida en La Frontera is a mixed-methods, participatory study designed to understand factors that may contribute to border resilience in San Luis, Arizona. The study's initial qualitative phase included interviews with 30 Mexican-origin adults exploring community perceptions of the border environment, cross-border ties, and health-related concepts. Border residents described the border as a Mexican enclave characterized by individuals with a common language and shared cultural values and perspectives. Positive characteristics related to living in proximity to Mexico included close extended family relationships, access to Mexican food and products, and access to more affordable health care and other services. Based on these findings, we co-designed the 9-item Border Resilience Scale that measures agreement with the psychosocial benefits of these border attributes. Pilot data with 60 residents suggest there are positive sociocultural attributes associated with living in border communities. Further research should test if they mitigate environmental stressors and contribute to a health-promoting environment for residents.

Salir Adelante: Social capital and resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic in Argentina.

The Covid-19 pandemic has stimulated new appraisals of how social cohesion, including neighborhood-level social capital, fosters resilience in the face of crisis. Several studies suggest better health outcomes in neighborhoods with higher level of social capital, in general and during the pandemic. Building on a growing body of research which suggests that those who live in close-knit neighborhoods have fared better during the pandemic, this article analyzes how social capital influences individual and collective perceptions and attitudes about the experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic in Tucumán, Argentina. To assess this question, we used a mixed-methods approach, combining focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and an online survey (n = 701 respondents) conducted in September 2021. We find widespread experiences of resilience in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, in spite of difficult socioeconomic conditions and perceived poor government performance. Results from logistic regression analysis indicate that perceptions of high neighborhood social capital are associated with more positive outcomes in many dimensions, including personal resilience, ability to cope with uncertainty, perceptions of community solidarity, and reported compliance with public health measures. We further argue that conceptualizations of social cohesion need to be adjusted to local or national-level cultural norms to accurately capture the experience of countries of the Global South.

De Nosso Território Sabemos Nós: experiência de cartografia social para emergências e desastres / Of Our Territory, We Know: social mapping experience for emergencies and disasters

Resumo O artigo apresenta o projeto De Nosso Território Sabemos Nós, em duas comunidades das cidades serranas fluminenses que sofreram o desastre de 2011, com o objetivo da criação de dispositivo para comunicação on-line, associado à cartografia social, buscando pôr em diálogo gestão e cidadãos de maneira permanente e dinâmica. O dispositivo permite que as necessidades locais sejam visíveis para deliberação de políticas públicas. A constituição das Comunidades Ampliadas de Pesquisa, composta por moradores e suas associações, participantes da gestão municipal e pesquisadores em regime de ecologia dos saberes, se realizaram através de oficinas cartográficas. A identificação das vulnerabilidades e potencialidades das comunidades, o aflorar das memórias e conhecimentos locais permitem o fortalecimento da resiliência comunitária. Dessa forma, a valorização da experiência na elaboração das cartografias sociais faz emergir a autoconsciência do grupo. O processo de mapeamento demonstrou o quanto os territórios são desconhecidos para a gestão municipal e até mesmo para seus moradores.

Abstract The article presents the project "Of Our Territory, We Know" (De Nosso Território Sabemos Nós), carried out in two communities in the mountain cities of the state of Rio de Janeiro that suffered the 2011 disaster, aiming at creating a device for online communication, associated with social cartography, seeking to establish a dialogue between the city management and citizens in a permanent and dynamic way. The device allows local needs to be visible for the creation of public policies. The implementation of the Extended Research Communities (Comunidades Ampliadas de Pesquisa), consisting of residents and their associations, participants of the municipal management, and researchers in a regime of ecology of knowledges, took place through cartographic workshops. The identification of the vulnerabilities and potentials of the communities, the emergence of memories and local knowledges allow the strengthening of community resilience. Therefore, the appraisal of the experience in the creation of social cartographies brings out the group's self-awareness. The mapping process demonstrated how unknown the territories are to the municipal management and even to their inhabitants.

Effects of a community resilience intervention program on victims of forced displacement: A case study.

This article describes the effects of an intervention program that uses community resilience and the psychological, social, and subjective well-being of victims of forced displacement as a reference framework. Following a multiple instrumental case study methodology with pre-post-intervention measurements, the cases of eight people were analyzed, six women and two men between the ages of 30 and 65, low socioeconomic and educational level, all of whom had been victims of forced displacement and currently reside in Ibagué where the intervention program was performed. The reliable change index was applied to estimate the effects of the program. In each case, participation in the program significantly improved the results of certain variables, but there were differences between the cases concerning the improvement levels and intensity. Therefore, the development of programs that reinforce community resilience can have positive effects on the perceptions of the participants regarding their well-being and social relationships.

Higher education and ethnicity: A case study with Aymara students.

We aim to understand the strategies that Aymara students have developed to overcome the vulnerability in access and permanence in higher education. For Aymara students, references external to the institution act as protection factors of the support network that decisively determine their adaptation to the educational environment. Methodologically, this study accounts for a case study in northern Chile regions, using biographical interviews to build the narrative regarding the university experience of the students. Main highlights establish that though ethnic-racial and socioeconomic dimensions intersect in the significance of student's vulnerability important sources of identity reinforce their resilience, subjectivities, and empowerment processes. We conclude that the learning experience is not developed exclusively in the educational institution, but it is the socioaffective space linked to the peers, the family and the community which have a decisive role, which in the case of the Aymara students, acquires an intercultural nature.

Community-Engaged Air Monitoring to Build Resilience Near the US-Mexico Border.

Initiated in response to community concerns about high levels of air pollution and asthma, the Imperial County Community Air Monitoring Project was conducted as a collaboration between a community-based organization, a non-governmental environmental health program, and academic researchers. This community-engaged research project aimed to produce real-time, community-level air quality information through the establishment of a community air monitoring network (CAMN) of 40 low-cost particulate matter (PM) monitors in Imperial County, California. Methods used to involve the community partner organization and residents in the development, operation, and use of the CAMN included the following: (1) establishing equitable partnerships among the project collaborators; (2) forming a community steering committee to guide project activities; (3) engaging residents in data collection to determine monitor sites; (4) providing hands-on training to assemble and operate the air monitors; (5) conducting focus groups to guide display and dissemination of monitoring data; and (6) conducting trainings on community action planning. This robust community engagement in the project resulted in increased awareness, knowledge, capacity, infrastructure, and influence for the community partner organization and among community participants. Even after the conclusion of the original research grant funding for this project, the CAMN continues to be operated and sustained by the community partner, serving as a community resource used by residents, schools, researchers, and others to better understand and address air pollution and its impacts on community health, while strengthening the ability of the community to prepare for, respond to, and recover from harmful air pollution.

Community resilience and urban planning in tsunami-prone settlements in Chile.

Urban planning can serve to minimise the effects of a tsunami and enhance community resilience. This study explores to what extent urban planning has addressed tsunami resilience in four villages on Chile's South Pacific coast, each of which was struck by tsunamis in 1960, 2010, and 2015. Through a detailed policy review and semi-structured interviews with residents, this paper analyses whether tsunami mitigation policies were incorporated into regional and local planning tools. It finds that although the government proposed relocation to tsunami-safe areas after the tsunami of 1960, urban development continued mainly in tsunami inundation zones-in the context of weak local planning frameworks and in the absence of community participation. In only one of the four case studies did participatory planning bring about the relocation of an entire village to a safe location. This paper concludes that incorporating participatory risk zone planning into urban planning enhances tsunami resilience.

Community Resilience: A Case Study of a Community of Fortaleza, CE / Resiliência Comunitária: Um Estudo de Caso de uma Comunidade de Fortaleza, CE / Resiliencia Comunitaria: Un Studio de Caso de una Comunidad de Fortaleza, CE

Abstract The study aims to understand community resilience processes (CR) and their related factors, through a case study of a community in Fortaleza, CE, which originated from an urban occupation and was characterized by low social indicators. A single case study was performed, based on the Ecological Insertion and on 10 interviews conducted with community leaders and inhabitants. The data were submitted to Content Analysis and two categories of analysis were identified: adversities experienced and factors that favor community resilience. The main adversities relate to structural difficulties, violence and stigma from violence associated with the location. CR processes are illustrated in the community struggles for basic rights and are based on the following factors: social capital, cultural ties and the infrastructure that supports the growth of the community. This demonstrates the relevance of the concept of CR in the study of adversities, such as poverty and violence, which are historically less emphasized in studies concerning CR, even though these are the most chronic and frequent within the Brazilian context.

Resumo O objetivo foi compreender processos de resiliência comunitária (RC) e fatores a ela relacionados, através de um estudo de caso de uma comunidade de Fortaleza, CE, que teve origem em uma ocupação urbana e se caracteriza por baixos indicadores sociais e pela luta por melhorias para o lugar. Realizou-se um estudo de caso único, com base na Inserção Ecológica e em 10 entrevistas com lideranças comunitárias e moradores. Os dados foram submetidos à Análise de Conteúdo e duas categorias de análise foram identificadas. As principais adversidades vivenciadas referem-se às dificuldades estruturais, violência e estigma de violência associado ao local. Os processos de RC são ilustrados nas lutas comunitárias em prol de direitos básicos e estão alicerçados nos seguintes fatores: capital social, laços culturais e na infraestrutura que apoia o crescimento da comunidade. Ressalta-se a relevância do conceito de RC para o estudo de adversidades, como a pobreza e a violência, as quais são historicamente menos enfatizadas nos estudos sobre RC, embora sejam as mais crônicas e frequentes no contexto brasileiro.

Resumen El objetivo fue comprender el proceso de resiliencia comunitaria (RC) y factores a ella relacionados, a través de un estudio de casos de una comunidad de Fortaleza, CE, que tuvo origen en una ocupación urbana y se caracteriza por bajos indicadores sociales y por la lucha por mejorías en el local. Se realizó un estudio de caso único, con base en la Inserción Ecológica y en 10 entrevistas con líderes comunitarios y personas que viven en el local. Los datos se sometieron al Análisis de Contenido y se identificaron dos categorías de análisis. Las principales adversidades vivenciadas se refieren a las dificultades estructurales, la violencia y el estigma de la violencia asociada al lugar. Los procesos de RC se ilustran en las luchas comunitarias en pro de derechos básicos y se basan en los siguientes factores: capital social, lazos culturales y en la infraestructura que apoya el crecimiento de la comunidad. Se rescata la relevancia del concepto de RC para el estudio de adversidades, como la pobreza y la violencia, las cuales han sido históricamente menos consideradas en los estudios sobre RC, aunque sean las más crónicas y frecuentes en el contexto brasileño.

Adaptación psicométrica de la Escala de Factores Protectores (spf-24) en una muestra de sujetos colombianos / Psychometric Adaptation of the Scale of Protective Factors (SPF-24) in a Sample of Colombian Subjects

Resumen Objetivo: Conocer el comportamiento psicométrico en sujetos colombianos de la Escala de Factores Protectores (SPF-24, de Ponce-García, Madewell, & Kennison, 2015). Método: Muestra no aleatoria de n: 190 sujetos, entre 15 y 65 años, 51% mujeres, respondieron a la SPF-24 y la Escala de Resiliencia Comunitaria (Ruiz, 2015). Resultados: Fiabilidad interna de la escala total de 0,93, y entre 0,83 y 0,86 por dimensiones. El análisis factorial exploratorio arrojó cuatro dimensiones relevantes: apoyo social, habilidades sociales, planificación y eficacia de metas. Las dos primeras corresponden a la estructura factorial del estudio original. También, a mayor resiliencia individual, más resiliencia comunitaria, sobre todo de afrontamiento comunitario. Discusión y conclusiones: La escala muestra índices satisfactorios de fiabilidad interna, de validez de constructo y de validez concurrente con medidas de resiliencia comunitaria. Es necesaria más investigación sobre la validez predictiva y concurrente del SPF-24.

Abstract Objetive: To know psychometric behavior in a sample of Colombian individuals of the Scale of Protective Factors (SPF-24, Ponce-García, Madewell, & Kennison, 2015). Method: A non-randomized sample (n: 190), aged between 15 and 65 years old. 51% of the sample were female who answered SPF24 and the Community Resilience Scale (Ruiz, 2015). Results: Internal reliability for full scale was 0,93, and from 0,83 to 0,86, according each scale. Factor analysis showed four main dimensions: social support, social skills, planning and goals efficacy. The first two factors correspond to the original study dimensions. In addition, a higher individual resilience was associated with higher levels of community resilience, especially with communal coping. Discussion and Conclusions: SPF-24 shows successful coefficients of internal reliability, construct validity and concurrent validity in relation to community resilience indicators. More research is required about the predictive and concurrent validity of SPF-24.

Resiliência Comunitária: Um estudo de Revisão Integrativa da Literatura / Resiliencia Comunitaria: Un estudio de Revisión Integradora de la Literatura / Community Resilience: An Integrative Literature Review Study

Resumo Realizou-se uma revisão integrativa da literatura (nacional e internacional) sobre o tema da resiliência comunitária (RC), no período de 2009 a 2015. Especificamente, buscou-se descrever os conceitos de RC trabalhados nos artigos, as principais adversidades citadas e os fatores relacionados à RC. A busca foi feita no SciELO e no Portal de Periódicos Capes e, a partir dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, identificaram-se 34 artigos. Predominaram os artigos na língua inglesa, sobretudo norte-americanos, publicados em 2013, de método qualitativo e baseado em entrevistas. Sobre o conceito de RC, verificou-se que esta pode ser vista como um atributo (capacidade, habilidade) e enquanto processo. As principais adversidades estudadas são os desastres (furacões, terremotos, enchentes, ataques terroristas e conflitos armados). E três fatores estão relacionados à RC: capital social, laços culturais e a infraestrutura que apoia o desenvolvimento dos membros da comunidade. Por fim, sublinha-se o grande potencial de contribuição teórica e prática desse conceito para a superação de adversidades comuns ao contexto comunitário brasileiro.

Resumen Se llevó a cabo una revisión integradora de la literatura (nacional y internacional) sobre el tema de la resiliencia comunitaria (RC), en el periodo desde 2009 hasta 2015. Específicamente, buscamos describir los conceptos de RC utilizados en los artículos, las principales adversidades y factores relacionados con la RC. La busqueda se realizó en el SciELO y en el Portal de Periódicos Capes y, a partir de los criterios de inclusión y exclusión, se identificaron 34 artículos. Predominaron los artículos en inglés, especialmente los estadounidenses, publicados en 2013, y el método cualitativo basado en entrevistas. Sobre el concepto de RC, se concluyó que se puede verlo como un atributo (capacidad, habilidad) y también como un proceso. Las principales dificultades estudiadas fueron los desastres (huracanes, terremotos, inundaciones, ataques terroristas y conflictos armados). Y tres factores fueran relacionados con la RC: el capital social, los lazos culturales y la infraestructura que apoya el desarrollo de los miembros de la comunidad. Por último, se pone en evidencia el gran potencial y contribución teórico y práctico de este concepto para la superación de las adversidades comunes al contexto comunitario brasileño.

Abstract A national and international integrative literature review on the topic of community resilience (CR) was performed, focusing on the period from 2009 to 2015. Specifically, we sought to describe the concepts of CR developed in articles, the main adversities cited and the factors related to CR. The search was conducted using the SciELO database and Portal de Periódicos Capes, and from the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 34 articles were identified. Most articles were found in the English language, especially from North America, published in 2013, and used a qualitative method, based on interviews. With regard to the concept of CR, it was found that this can be seen as an attribute (ability and skill) and a process. The main adversities that were studied were disasters (hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, terrorist attacks and armed conflicts). There are three factors related to CR: social capital, cultural ties and the infrastructure that supports the development of community members. Finally, the great potential of theoretical and practical contribution of this concept to the overcoming of adversities common to the Brazilian community context is underlined.

Disaster Governance for Community Resilience in Coastal Towns: Chilean Case Studies.

This study aimed to further our understanding of a characteristic of Community Resilience known as Disaster Governance. Three attributes of Disaster Governance-redundancy, diversity, and overlap-were studied in four coastal towns in southern Chile that are at risk of tsunamis. Overall, we explored how different spatial structures of human settlements influence Disaster Governance. Using the Projective Mapping Technique, the distribution of emergency institutions (N = 32) and uses given to specific sites (e.g., for refuge, sanitary purposes and medical attention) were mapped. Content and GIS analyses (Directional Distribution and Kernel Density Index) were used to explore the dispersion and concentration of institutions and uses in each town. Disaster Governance was found to be highly influenced by decisions taken during regional, urban, and emergency planning. Governance is better in towns of higher order in the communal hierarchical structure. Most of the emergency institutions were found to be located in central and urban areas, which, in turn, assures more redundancy, overlap, and diversity in governance in the event of a tsunami. Lack of flexibility of emergency plans also limits governance in rural and indigenous areas. While the spatial relationships found in this study indicate that urban sectors have better Disaster Governance than rural and indigenous sectors, the influence of resource availability after tsunamis, the role and responsibility of different levels of governments, and the politics of disaster also play an important role in Disaster Governance for determining Community Resilience. These findings shed light on emergency planning and aspects of the Disaster Management cycle.

Resiliencia comunitaria: propuesta de una escala y su relación con indicadores de violencia criminal / Community Resilience: Proposal of a Scale and its Relationship with Criminal Violence Indicators / Resiliência comunitária: proposta de uma escada e sua relação com indicadores de violência criminal

Objetivo. Este trabajo pretendió validar una versión breve de la escala Resiliencia comunitaria (RC), así como explorar las relaciones entre este tipo de resiliencia e indicadores de eficacia colectiva y de violencia criminal. Método. En el estudio participó una muestra no aleatoria de estudiantes de carreras técnicas, tecnológicas y universitarias (n=965), quienes respondieron a una batería de escalas sobre RC, eficacia colectiva, probabilidad percibida de victimización y aspectos sociodemográficos. Resultados. La escala RC obtuvo una satisfactoria fiabilidad interna (alfa de Cronbach=0.87), y arrojó dos factores: afrontamiento comunal y autoestima colectiva. La experiencia de victimización se asoció con mayor afrontamiento comunal y menos autoestima colectiva, mientras que una mayor eficacia colectiva se relacionó con más RC. A nivel departamental, más homicidios, secuestros y hurtos, así como un mayor nivel socioeconómico se asociaron con menor autoestima colectiva. Conclusión. La escala RC presenta una alta fiabilidad interna, validez convergente con indicadores de victimización y de eficacia colectiva, así como validez ecológica con indicadores objetivos de criminalidad.

Objective. The aims of this paper were to both validate a short Community Resilience Scale (CR) and to explore relationships between resilience and collective efficacy and criminal violence indicators. Method. A non-randomized sample (n = 965) was taken of students from technical programs and universities, who answered a scales pool on CR, collective efficacy, victimization perceived probability and background variables. Results. Results showed that the CR scale had high internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.87), with two factors: communal coping and collective self-esteem. Victimization experiences were associated with both higher communal coping and lower collective self-esteem, and CR and collective efficacy were directly associated. In a macro level analysis, more homicides, kidnappings, and car thefts were associated with lower collective self-esteem level. Conclusion. CR Scales show high internal reliability, convergent validity with victimization and collective efficacy indicators and ecological validity with objective crime indicators.

Escopo. Este trabalho pretendeu validar uma versão breve da escala Resiliência comunitária (RC), assim como explorar as relações entre este tipo de resiliência e indicadores de eficácia coletiva e de violência criminal. Metodologia. No estudo participou uma amostra não aleatória de estudantes de faculdades técnicas, tecnológicas e universitárias (n= 965), que responderam a uma bateria de escalas sobre RC, eficácia coletiva, probabilidade percebida de vitimização e aspetos sócio-demográficos. Resultados. A escala RC obteve uma satisfatória fiabilidade interna (alfa de Cronbach= 0.87) e jogou dois fatores, afrontamento comunal e autoestima coletiva. A experiência de vitimizações foi associada com maior afrontamento comunal e menos autoestima coletiva, enquanto uma maior eficácia coletiva foi relacionada com mais RC. No nível departamental, mais homicídios, sequestros e furtos, assim como um maior nível socioeconómico, foram associados com menor autoestima coletiva. Conclusão. A escala RC apresenta uma alta fiabilidade interna, validez convergente com indicadores de vitimização e de eficácia coletiva e validez ecológica com indicadores objetivos de criminalidade.

Measuring Capacity for Resilience among Coastal Counties of the US Northern Gulf of Mexico Region.

Many have voiced concern about the long-term survival of coastal communities in the face of increasingly intense storms and sea level rise. In this study we select indicators of key theoretical concepts from the social-ecological resilience literature, aggregate those indicators into a resilience-capacity index, and calculate an index score for each of the 52 coastal counties of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Building upon Cutter's Social Vulnerability Index work [1], we use Factor Analysis to combine 43 variables measuring demographics, social capital, economic resources, local government actions, and environmental conditions within the counties. Then, we map the counties' scores to show the spatial distribution of resilience capacities. The counties identified as having the highest resilience capacities include the suburban areas near New Orleans, Louisiana and Tampa, Florida, and the growing beach-tourist communities of Alabama and central Florida. Also, we examine whether those counties more active in oil and gas development and production, part of the region's "energy coast", have greater capacity for resilience than other counties in the region. Correlation analyses between the resilience-capacity index scores and two measures of oil and gas industry activity (total employment and number of business establishments within five industry categories) yielded no statistically significant associations. By aggregating a range of important contextual variables into a single index, the study demonstrates a useful approach for the more systematic examination and comparison of exposure, vulnerability and capacity for resilience among coastal communities.

Vulnerabilidade social, velhice e resiliência / Social vulnerability, age and resilience

Esse artigo tem como objetivo apresentar uma exposição conceitual sobre vulnerabilidade social e suas implicações para o processo de envelhecimento. Realizamos um levantamento do tema na literatura latino-americana, por considerar a realidade social da América Latina mais próxima da realidade social brasileira, com maior probabilidade de relações e aproximações ao tema em questão. A segunda parte do artigo pretende discutir a situação da velhice em meio à existência de vulnerabilidade social para, na terceira parte, apresentar a relevância da resiliência comunitária para superação das adversidades existentes neste meio. Com isso, esperamos que nossas reflexões possam contribuir para o campo da pesquisa e da prática na área da gerontologia social.

This article aims to present a conceptual exposition on social vulnerability and itsimplications for the aging process. We conducted a survey of theme in Latin American literature, considering the social reality of Latin America closer to the Brazilian social reality, with a higher probability of relationships and approaches to the issue at hand. The second part of the article discusses the situation of old age amid the existence of social vulnerability to, third party, presenting the importance ofcommunity resilience to overcome adversity in this way. With this, we hope that our reflections will contribute to the field of research and practice in the field of social gerontology.

Vulnerabilidade social, velhice e resiliência / Social vulnerability, age and resilience

Esse artigo tem como objetivo apresentar uma exposição conceitual sobre vulnerabilidade social e suas implicações para o processo de envelhecimento. Realizamos um levantamento do tema na literatura latino-americana, por considerar a realidade social da América Latina mais próxima da realidade social brasileira, com maior probabilidade de relações e aproximações ao tema em questão. A segunda parte do artigo pretende discutir a situação da velhice em meio à existência de vulnerabilidade social para, na terceira parte, apresentar a relevância da resiliência comunitária para superação das adversidades existentes neste meio. Com isso, esperamos que nossas reflexões possam contribuir para o campo da pesquisa e daprática na área da gerontologia social.(AU)

This article aims to present a conceptual exposition on social vulnerability and itsimplications for the aging process. We conducted a survey of theme in Latin American literature, considering the social reality of Latin America closer to the Brazilian social reality, with a higher probability of relationships and approaches to the issue at hand. The second part of the article discusses the situation of old age amid the existence of social vulnerability to, third party, presenting the importance ofcommunity resilience to overcome adversity in this way. With this, we hope that our reflections will contribute to the field of research and practice in the field of social gerontology.(AU)