This is the time to support information sharing on the key risks to children associated with severe heat. Here is a quick list of resources to help you do just that from the NPDC website;
Ready Wrigley Preparedness for Extreme Heat (English/Spanish): (CDC) https://bit.ly/3WOoRdN
Hot Car Resources (Kids and Cars) https://www.kidsandcars.org/hot-cars/media-resources
Climate Resiliency in Your Community Activity Book (NOAA) https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-07/Activity_Book_Online_Final_Small_07.13.22.pdfResource Guide: Heat Related Illness: (PPN Resource Central) https://resources.pedspandemicnetwork.org/resource-guides/heat-related-illness-safety-resources-for-clinicians/
Legacy of disasters: The impact of climate change on children (Save the Children)
Weather and climate resources (NOAA)
https://www.noaa.gov/tools-and-resources/weather-and-climate-resources
Call to action: Don’t Reinvent….Implement and use these links as part of community messaging and to inform your extreme heat planning. Reach out to your jurisdiction to ensure the needs of children are included in plans for cooling centers. Educate families on the risk to children during extreme heat events. Include information and activity books for children as part of summer community events and fairs.
For more information like this:
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