TY - JOUR
T1 - Older adults and extreme weather events
T2 - recommendations from the Research Centers Collaborative Network workshop
AU - Choi, Eun Young
AU - Chu, Lingzhi
AU - Holland, Alexandra B.
AU - Balachandran, Arun
AU - Zapico, Sara C.
AU - Milani, Sadaf Arefi
AU - Wong, Roger
AU - Brinkley, Tina E.
AU - Kritchevsky, Stephen B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2026/8
Y1 - 2026/8
N2 - Extreme weather events are increasingly recognized as critical determinants of health and well-being in later life. To identify priorities for advancing research at the intersection of these events and aging, the Research Centers Collaborative Network convened a 1.5-day interdisciplinary workshop. This article synthesizes discussions across three domains: the effects of weather-related hazards on aging and health outcomes; the vulnerabilities and resilience of older adults; and interventions to mitigate risk. Key priorities include longitudinal studies that capture cumulative exposures and long-term outcomes across the life course, greater attention to heterogeneity within older populations, and the design of interventions responsive to social and environmental contexts.
AB - Extreme weather events are increasingly recognized as critical determinants of health and well-being in later life. To identify priorities for advancing research at the intersection of these events and aging, the Research Centers Collaborative Network convened a 1.5-day interdisciplinary workshop. This article synthesizes discussions across three domains: the effects of weather-related hazards on aging and health outcomes; the vulnerabilities and resilience of older adults; and interventions to mitigate risk. Key priorities include longitudinal studies that capture cumulative exposures and long-term outcomes across the life course, greater attention to heterogeneity within older populations, and the design of interventions responsive to social and environmental contexts.
KW - Environmental health
KW - Extreme weather events
KW - Healthy aging
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U2 - 10.1093/gerona/glag164
DO - 10.1093/gerona/glag164
M3 - Article
C2 - 42334962
AN - SCOPUS:105045089004
SN - 1079-5006
VL - 81
JO - Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
JF - Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
IS - 8
M1 - glag164
ER -