Extreme Heat Safety 09
Extreme Heat Safety 09 : Preparing Your Community for Extreme Heat Events: Table 6: Selected Community Interventions and Best Practices. Interventions: (1) Send a clear public message: (a) Communicate that Extreme Heat Events (EHEs) are dangerous and conditions can be life-threatening. In the event of conflicting environmental safety recommendations, emphasize that health protection should be the first priority. (2) Inform the public of anticipated EHE conditions: (a) When will EHE conditions be dangerous? (b) How long will EHE conditions last? (c) How hot will it FEEL at specific times during the day (e.g., 8 a.m., 12 p.m., 4 p.m., 8 p.m.)? (3) Assist those at greatest risk; (a) Assess locations with vulnerable populations, such as nursing homes and public housing; (b) Staff additional emergency medical personnel to address the anticipated increase in demand; (c) Shift/expand homeless intervention services to cover daytime hours; (d) Open cooling centers to offer relief for people without air conditioning and urge the public to use them. (4) Provide access to additional sources of information: (a) Provide toll-free numbers and Web site addresses for heat exposure symptoms and responses; (b) Open hotlines to report concerns about individuals who may be at risk; (c) Coordinate broadcasts of EHE response information in newspapers and on television and radio
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