Environment & Human Health, Inc. EHHI

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The Dangers of Heat
To the Elderly, the Very Young, and Asthmatics

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News and Studies on the Dangers of Heat

Climate change is causing the earth to get hotter each year, and the extreme heat in the summer months is dangerous. More people die from heat than any other weather event. It is estimated that 1,300 people a year in the United States die from extreme heat. Each year, there are 6,512 emergency department visits and an average of 9,235 people hospitalized in the U.S. from the heat.

The most vulnerable people when the heat is excessive are infants, children up to four years of age, people 65 years of age and older, asthmatics, individuals who are overweight, and those who are ill or on certain medications.

Many people in this country cannot afford air conditioning, and this brochure is Environment and Human Health, Inc.’s (EHHI’s) first step toward trying to get cooling agents to the underserved. There are a few options. There are heat-pumps which are also cooling pumps and there are air-conditioners. Both use electricity – so it is important to get funds to help pay for the cost of electricity, as well as the cooling option that works best in each individual case. The country has programs that supply heat in the winter to the underserved – now it is time to supply funds for cooling units in the summer

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