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The Closing the Gaps: Advancing Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery for Older Adults <\/em>report, authored by Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the NIA, shows that older Canadians consistently experience the greatest proportion of casualties during and after disasters in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prepared in collaboration with the Canadian Red Cross (CRC), the report notes that COVID-19 is not unique in its disproportionate effect on older Canadians. In 2010, more than half of all deaths resulting from heat waves in Quebec were among persons aged 75 years or older.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Closing the Gaps: Advancing Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery for Older Adults report, authored by Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the NIA, shows that older Canadians consistently experience the greatest proportion of casualties during and after disasters in Canada. Prepared in collaboration with the Canadian Red Cross (CRC), the report […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1574,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"image":"\"\"","link":"https:\/\/qa.yourwebsitebuild.com\/nia\/reports\/closing-the-gaps-advancing-emergency-preparedness-response-and-recovery-for-older-adults\/","target":"","category":"

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