NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Descriptor
Death1
Federal Programs1
Health Conditions1
Heating1
Older Adults1
Physical Health1
Poisoning1
Special Health Problems1
Temperature1
Weather1
Source
Author
Publication Type
Guides - Non-Classroom1
Information Analyses1
Legal/Legislative/Regulatory…1
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
Deadly Cold: Health Hazards Due to Cold Weather. An Information Paper by the Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care of the Select Committee on Aging. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session (February 1984).
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1984
This paper, on the health hazards of cold weather for elderly persons, presents information from various sources on the death rates in winter throughout the United States. After reviewing the scope of the problem, specific health hazards associated with cold weather are discussed, i.e., hypothermia, fires, carbon monoxide poisoning, and influenza…
Descriptors: Death, Federal Programs, Health Conditions, Heating