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  • Free ACs staved off heat illness for older New Yorkers during pandemic

    Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky

    February 10, 2023 |

    Gothamist |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Get Cool NYC program distributed air conditioner units to about 73,000 low-income seniors without access to ways to keep cool during the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies show that those who participated in the program were less likely to experience heat-related illness than those who didn’t participate.

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  • Why robotic pets may be the next big thing in dementia care

    Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky

    April 03, 2019 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Clarita, California

    Providing senior citizens with animal-assisted therapy has been known to lessen rates of loneliness while also aiding in brain health by reducing cases as dementia. Because taking care of a living animal is not always a reality, robotic pets may help fill that void by being requiring commitment while still providing companionship.

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