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  <p><a href="/sites/production/files/2016-06/documents/climate-health-life-stages.pdf"><span
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<p>All Americans, at some point in their lives, are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Some people are more affected by climate change than others because of factors like where they live; their age, health, income, and occupation; and how they go about their day-to-day life.</p>

<p>The fact sheets on this page are part of a series of <a href="/climate-impacts/climate-change-health-and-populations-concern">communications materials</a> to highlight the health impacts of climate change at different stages of life and for certain populations of concern. Vea las hojas informativas <a href="https://espanol.epa.gov/espanol/hojas-informativas-el-cambio-climatico-la-salud-y-las-poblaciones-que-nos-preocupan">en español</a>.</p>

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