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Environmental Hazards Weigh Heavy on the Heart

This 4-page fact sheet is available in English. It provides basic information related to the environment and its link with heart disease in older adults. The intended audience is older adults and their caregivers. This fact sheet summarizes environmental factors and how they can affect the health of older adults. It also suggests how older adults can minimize their exposure to air and water pollutants that contribute to heart disease and stroke or worsen their symptoms.

ehwhh_english_2005_09.pdf