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35 <br /> HOW CAN EXTREME HEAT IMPACT HEALTH? <br /> Areasof Concern Associations have been founk between extreme heat and the following: <br /> BRAIN <br /> Increases�88ressiort <br /> Economic & Access Inequities and violence* <br /> ill• Increased energy demand and costs HEART <br /> • Lost income <br /> • Energy affordability gaps <br /> • Rising cases of heat exhaustion and heat stroke among vulnerable xiONEYS <br /> �uA0I. <br /> populations (elderly, outdoor workers, unhoused residents) Increases respiratory <br /> asthmRattacks <br /> • Limited access to air conditioning or cooling centers incre seat higher PREGNANCY <br /> • Reduced physical activity and mobility <br /> respiratory Cease �irths* <br /> outcornes such as'07 <br /> �ir th weight and infant <br /> Environmental & Community Impacts <br /> • Crop stress and reduced harvest yields Leads to heat <br /> e0aViDA and heat <br /> • Pets and animals at risk stroke <br /> Increases ernerg@nly <br /> dEpaitiment visits and <br /> • Outdoor activity restrictions hospitalizations D�"DWN <br /> TRACMR <br /> Leads ka death �:;MLIN JJN <br /> • Localized infrastructure strain "'" <br />