LA launches heat awareness campaign. Here are ways to stay cool July 17, 2024
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“Now that the heat season has arrived, we’ve been hosting workshops in various frontline communities in Wilmington, Pacoima, and South LA,” said Tiffany Rivera, Climate Health Project Coordinator with Physicians for Social Responsibility-LA, at a webinar about the campaign. The non-profit partners with community-based organizations that work with those communities.
In these workshops, Rivera said residents learn about city resources such as rebate and utility assistance programs, as well as how to identify heat related symptoms and how to respond to these symptoms.“We’re trying to close the gap between the resources that are available and people’s knowledge of them,” Rivera said.
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