Department of Health and Division of Elderly Affairs Issue Heat Advisory
The Department of Health recommends checking in regularly on the elderly and the ill, avoiding the outdoors and extreme heat, seeking cooling centers, and more.
The Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH) and the Rhode Island Division of Elderly Affairs (DEA) on Tuesday issued a joint heat advisory to remind people of precautions during extreme heat. Health officials noted that high temperatures are predicted through the weekend, so it is especially important that all Rhode Islanders take the following precautions: “It is important that we all use caution and common sense during extreme heat,” said DOH Director of Health Michael Fine. “As a community we need to be particularly aware of those who are most at risk.” “We want to ensure that all elders are safe in their community during this period of extreme heat,” said DEA Director of Elderly Affairs Catherine Taylor. “Anyone who has elderly friends…
