Efforts to revive her failed, and her death was ruled environmental heat exposure aggravated by heart disease and diabetes. An undetermined number of older people died during the summer of 2021 when an unexpected heat wave swept across the U.S. Pacific Northwest. CHECKING ON OLDER PEOPLEMany U.S. cities, including Phoenix, have plans to protect people during heat waves, opening cooling centers and distributing bottled water. COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS CAN HELPBernstein's center is working with relief organization Americares to help community health clinics prepare vulnerable patients for heat waves and other extreme weather. Priority goes to older people, those with disabilities and families with very small children, who are also vulnerable to the heat.

Source: ABC News April 30, 2023 12:43 UTC