At least one in five people has obesity in each US state
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HealthDay News
Sep 12, 2024
CDC data show that in 23 states, 35% or more of the population is now obese.
Environmental Protection Agency finalizes stronger air quality standards
Feb 09, 2024
The agency estimates that the new standard will prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths in the first year of full enforcement.
Create a healthier senior living environment with destratification fans
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Christian Avedon
Feb 08, 2024
In senior living communities, the health and well-being of residents are top priorities — and indoor air quality is crucial in those environments. Poor indoor air quality contributes to a variety of...
The necessity of clean tech and indoor air quality in assisted living
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Tony Abate
Jan 12, 2023
Owners and operators who take advantage of indoor air quality technology can support lower vacancy rates, improve health and safety for residents and drive public and stakeholder confidence.
The importance of indoor air quality for prospective residents of senior living
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Carolina Campanella, Ph.D.
Jan 20, 2022
Now is the time to listen to the concerns of prospective residents and their families and take actions to provide a safer, healthier living environment and raise consumer confidence.
COVID-19 vaccine priority populations vary by state, city: reports
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 11, 2020
With the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory board recommending approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization on Thursday, two data analyses outline which...
19% of older adults don’t plan to get flu vaccine: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 09, 2019
Nineteen percent of people aged 60 or more years do not plan to get vaccinated against influenza this year, according to a new AmeriSpeak Spotlight on Health survey from NORC at the University of Chicago.
CDC report updates profile of assisted living residents
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2019
Bathing is the most common activity of daily living with which residents of assisted living or similar residential communities need help, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control...
FDA-cleared wearables are the future of senior care
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Jiang Li
Jan 10, 2019
Greater access to proven remote patient monitoring technologies can lead to safer and more effective healthcare among older adults while also reducing the cost and burden incurred through senior care.
The ‘obesity paradox’ among seniors
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Jill Carte
Dec 20, 2018
There are ways that senior living community executive directors and nursing home administrators can help residents under their care reduce their weight, if necessary.