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Heat-related Illness and Injury
Tips for helping older adults prevent heat-related illness and injuries
During hot summer months, everyone should take care to protect themselves from heat-related illnesses and injuries. During this time, our elderly loved-ones, friends and neighbors (people age 65 and older) are more susceptible to heat-related illnesses and injuries, because:
- Elderly people do not adjust as well as young people to sudden changes in temperature.
- They are more likely to have a chronic medical condition that upsets normal body responses to heat.
- They are more likely to take prescription medicines that impair the body's ability to regulate its temperature or that inhibit perspiration.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta GA 30329
Description:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an excellent resource for information and guidance on a variety of health related topics from chronic disease and smoking cessation, to fall prevention and flu shots.
Here are some particular areas of interest for older adults and caregivers:
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Use the site's A-Z Index to easily find the information you are looking for.