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CONSERVATION
As summer's warmer
temperatures lead to
higher concentrations
of ground-level ozone,
older adults and
children are likely to be
affected by resulting
health ailments.
Helping People Beat
the Heat This Summer
By Ayanna Williams, MSW, and Angela Hill, CPRP
C
onservation is a key strategy for greater resiliency (tinyurl.com/
yah5zdfc). As summer's warmer temperatures lead to higher
concentrations of ground-level ozone, exacerbating asthma and
other health ailments, older adults and children are likely to be
the most affected. The effects also are felt by those with chronic illness,
people of color and people with lower income.
Using the following case study,
let's explore some resiliency strategies
together:
It's summer and temperatures are
ranging in the 100s and we are on target
to hit some all-time highs. This is the
worst summer for these temperatures because
coronavirus (COVID-19) is starting
to ease and everyone wants to get outside
and enjoy summer like we once did. As
an outdoor professional who also lives in
the neighborhood, you know all too well
the allure to get back to normal. Yet, you
also are keenly aware of the health risks
that are brought on by this type of heat.
You have done what you are able to do to
address conservation strategies and build
a greater resiliency in your community.
However, there are decisions that might
need to be made, and soon.
What steps would you take to
limit the health risk to the community?
What strategies can you
implement to create greater resiliency?
As you reflect on these questions,
here are a few facts to consider
on air pollution and vulnerable
populations:
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* Black children are four times as
likely to die from asthma as white
children (tinyurl.com/m4dv5be7).
* One in two Latinos in the United
States live in counties that
frequently
violate
air quality
standards due to the combustion
of fossil fuels (tinyurl.com/
muh3eu6u).
* Hispanic children are twice as
likely to die from asthma as compared
to non-Hispanic whites
(tinyurl.com/2p88hk3h).
* Hispanics
are 60
whites
percent
more likely to visit a hospital
due to asthma compared to
non-Hispanic
com/2p88hk3h).
* African American women have the
highest rate of asthma and more
African American women have
died from asthma than any other
group (tinyurl.com/2p9dppxt).
* Black adults were three times
as likely to die from asthmarelated
causes than
(tinyurl.com/2p9dppxt).
whites
(tinyurl.
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