Community Assessment of Extreme Heat Preparedness in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Journal
WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin
ISSN: 2379-3961
Titre abrégé: WMJ
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9716054
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
entrez:
28
10
2021
pubmed:
29
10
2021
medline:
3
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This article describes the first Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) rapid needs assessment project to be conducted in Wisconsin. The project focused on extreme heat preparedness. Fifteen teams conducted household surveys in 30 census blocks in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Survey results indicated that the majority of households were unaware of the location of a nearby cooling center. Although the vast majority of households reported some form of air conditioning in their house, over half felt too hot inside their home sometimes, most of the time, or always. The community partnerships ensured that this project was conducted with local partner input and that the data could be used to inform extreme heat response.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
This article describes the first Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) rapid needs assessment project to be conducted in Wisconsin. The project focused on extreme heat preparedness.
METHODS
METHODS
Fifteen teams conducted household surveys in 30 census blocks in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Survey results indicated that the majority of households were unaware of the location of a nearby cooling center. Although the vast majority of households reported some form of air conditioning in their house, over half felt too hot inside their home sometimes, most of the time, or always.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
The community partnerships ensured that this project was conducted with local partner input and that the data could be used to inform extreme heat response.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
222-225Informations de copyright
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