“…Formal or informal local community support provides access to resources, good, services and assistance that can complement or meet the needs of the elderly and their families 3,13,36 . Limited social support can therefore mean that elderly people have less capacity to cope with adversity and lead to negative health behaviors (for example, social isolation, physical inactivity, functional disability, and depression) 3,6,13,36 until all-cause and cause-specific mortality 15,16 . Social participation in community activities can strengthen social support networks, even among people from more underprivileged backgrounds, mitigating hardship and acting as a protective factor against health 12,13,20,36 .…”