REGGIO EMILIA – Also this year the AUSL Irccs and the Municipality of Reggio in collaboration with other bodies and voluntary organizations (Auser, Green Cross, Red Cross) have defined the intervention plan to promote actions aimed at alleviating, in the summer period, the loneliness of elderly people and to help them in case of need.
For the citizens of the Reggio District, the plan provides for the activation of the telephone listening centre 0522 320666to help people who remain in the city on the hottest days and who may needassistance or to have a chat on the phone. The number is active until September 8, 2024:
• from 9am to 12pm from Monday to Friday;
• from 9am to 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
The number is also active on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 August 2024.
High temperatures require older people to adopt certain behaviors to cope with the heat.
Doctors reiterate:
• the invitation to drink a lot and often, water and tea, fruit juices, even in the absence of thirst, avoiding spirits, coffee and frozen drinks in general;
• consume lots of fruit and vegetables, even in the form of smoothies and centrifuged foods. Fruit and vegetables contain a large percentage of water and are a natural source of vitamins and mineral salts; also avoid drinks and foods that are too hot or too cold;
• eat light and frequent meals;
• leave the house during the cooler hours, in the early hours of the morning and after 7pm;
• when going out it is advisable to cover your head and protect your eyes with sunglasses; wear comfortable, light, light-coloured, non-tight clothing made of natural fibers (cotton and linen), because the synthetic material warms and prevents the body from dispersing heat;
• take baths or showers with warm water to lower body temperature;
• if you use fans to circulate the air, do not point them directly at the body;
• ventilate the house, particularly during the cooler hours;
• if you use air conditioners, adjust the room temperature with a difference of no more than 6/7 degrees compared to the outside temperature.
News report by Cristiana Boni
Reggio Emilia heat advice friendly phone
