Social connection as a public health adaptation to extreme heat events

Volume: 111, Issue: 6, Pages: 876 - 879
Published: Mar 16, 2020
Abstract
Climate change is an increasingly important public health issue, reflected in morbidity and mortality outcomes during extreme heat events. At the same time, the harms of social isolation with respect to a wide range of health outcomes are becoming better understood. Given that older adults are at higher risk during hot weather and at higher risk of social isolation, they are among those at highest risk for adverse impacts of extreme heat events....
Paper Details
Title
Social connection as a public health adaptation to extreme heat events
Published Date
Mar 16, 2020
Volume
111
Issue
6
Pages
876 - 879
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