5 reasons to check on your elderly neighbour during a heatwave

  • Written by: Sarah Cunningham, Doctoral Candidate in Public Health, Griffith University
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We all know someone who insists on wearing a cardigan in summer or refuses to turn on the air conditioning because “it’s not that hot”. Chances are this is an older person, and there’s a good reason for that.

As we get older, we tend to not “feel” the heat as much even though our bodies are less able...

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