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Podcast: Understanding Extreme Heat’s Causes and Symptoms

Dr. Linda Rudolph, of PHI’s Center on Climate Change and Health, discusses the impact extreme heat has on our communities and older adults.

Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with Dr. Linda Rudolph, a public health physician and Director of the Center for Climate Change and Health at the Public Health Institute, and Enrique Huerta, Legislative Director at Climate Resolve. Together the trio discuss the impact extreme heat has on communities and older adults, as well as what actions can be taken to protect ourselves and our loved ones.

 

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See a clip from the podcast, with tips from Dr. Rudolph on staying safe and cool during heat events:

 

 

 

Originally published by AARP, In Clear Terms


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