BEAT THE HEAT

Follow the links below to learn how to have fun this summer while protecting yourself and your family from the heat and the sun!

 
Protect yourself from the heat:
Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness (CDC)

Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety (CDC)

Heat Stress in People 65 years and Older  (CDC)

Too Hot for Your Health (National Institute on Aging)
 
 
Protect yourself from the sun:
Protect your skin and eyes while having fun in the sun this summer (RCDOH)

Be Safe in the Sun (American Cancer Society)

Don’t Get Burned! Summer Sun Safety Tips (CDC)

Sun Safety (website for children) (CDC)

Protecting Children from the Sun (CDC)
 
 
Protect yourself when air quality is poor:
To find out if an air quality advisory has been issued or to learn more about air quality, call the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's toll-free air quality hotline at 1-800-535-1345 or visit Air Quality Index (AQI)

For information about the health effects of air pollutants such as fine particulate matter www.nyhealth.gov/environmental/indoors/air/pmq_a.htm and ozone, www.nyhealth.gov/environmental/outdoors/air/ozoneq_a.htm
and ways to reduce your exposure, call the New York State Department of Health Environmental Hotline toll-free at 1-800-458-1158 and press 0.