Heat-related illness a risk for older adults
Summer is just around the corner, and Ohio’s hot summer weather and high humidity can pose a health risk for seniors. Some risk factors may include chronic illness such as heart disease, hypertension, obesity, diabetes or lung disease; poor physical conditioning; high environmental temperature and humidity, especially for sustained periods of time; poor ventilation and cooling; poor fluid intake; alcohol use; inability to access, even for temporary periods of the day, an air-conditioned location.