Heat Alert from Mayor's Office of Neighborhoods

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FROM

Name & Title John P. Stewart, Executive Director
City of Baltimore

Agency Name & Address
Commission on Aging and Retirement Education (CARE)
10 North Calvert Street, Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone 410-396-4932 Fax 410-545-1539

Subject
HEAT ALERT - CARE offers tips to seniors to avoid
heat exhaustion

Baltimore City, Maryland

July 17, 2006

The National Weather Service has said that temperatures are expected to
rise above 90 degrees today, and maximum heat index values will reach
between 100 and 105. Accordingly, John Stewart, Executive Director of
CARE, is advising seniors to keep cool and safe as we move through the
hot and muggy months of summer.

The Baltimore City Health Department recommends that city residents:

Ø Drink plenty of water and juice
Ø Avoid alcohol and caffeine
Ø Wipe skin with cool water
Ø Reduce outside activities
Ø Wear light weight/light colored clothing
Ø Stay inside during the hottest time of day
Ø Watch out for signs of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke:
- change in mental status
- nausea
- light-headedness
- high body temperature with cool and
clammy skin
Ø Seek medical help immediately if any of these
symptoms occur
Ø Check on older, sick, or frail people in your
community who may need help responding to the heat
Ø Seek relief from the heat in air-conditioned
locations

Baltimore City is opening emergency cooling centers around the city at
10:00 a.m. today. Each of these centers will have cool air, water, and
ice available.
These centers are:
· Southeastern Community Action Center. 3411 Bank
Street
· Western Community Action Center. 1133
Pennsylvania Avenue
· Eastern Community Action Center. 1400 Orleans
Street
· Northern Community Action Center. 5225 York
Road.
· Southern Community Action Center. 606 Cherry
Hill Road - (inside the shopping center 2nd floor)
· Northwest Community Action Center. 3314 Ayrdale
Avenue.

CARE CENTERS (opened at 8:00 a.m.)
· Hatton Senior Center, 2825 Fait Avenue.
· Oliver Senior Center, 1700 N. Gay Street.
· Sandtown Winchester Senior Center, 1601 Baker
Street.
· Waxter Senior Center, 1000 Cathedral Street

In addition, an MTA bus will be available to provide emergency cooling
services to areas where many people are at risk.

Senior citizens who have difficulty reaching cooling centers can call
the Commission on Aging at (410) 396-2273. CARE will also provided
emergency transportation to the cooling sites for persons who
absolutely can not get to a cooling center. Contact CARE's call
center at (410) 396-2273 if this services is needed.

City residents who want information on the cooling centers can call
311.

Any city resident experiencing the signs of heat exhaustion or heat
stroke should call 911.

For further Information and Assistance contact CARE at 410-396-2273