News

Jan 16, 2025

With cold weather here, find excellent information to protect yourself and the ones you love.

• Ohio Department of Health
• CDC Preventing Hypothermia
• WinterReady from Ready.gov
• National Weather Service

The best way to avoid hypothermia and frostbite is to stay warm and dry indoors and outdoors. If you must go outside, wear several layers of loose-fitting, lightweight, warm clothing. Trapped air between the layers will insulate you. Remove layers to avoid sweating and chill. Outer garments should be tightly woven, water repellent and hooded. Wear a hat because much of your body heat can be lost from your head. Cover your mouth to protect your lungs from extreme cold. Mittens, snug at the wrist, are better than gloves. Try to stay out of the wind. - from the National Weather Service

Those at  Highest Risk:

• Newborns
• Older Adults
• Those with Chronic Illnesses
• Outdoor Workers
• The Unhoused

Local Resources:

• The City of Akron has extended the operating hours now 8am to 7pm at Summit Lake Community Center, 380 W Crosier Street, Akron - to be a warming center for those in need of a warm place to be during the days. They will open the site for the current cold spell on Sunday, January 19, 2025 and conitnue through Wednesday, January 22, 2025 See information here.
   
• The Emergency Overnight Shelter at 111 East Voris Street in Akron will be open Saturday, January 18, 2025 through Wednesday January 22, 2025 from 7pm to 8am for those that need a safe and warm place to sleep overnight.

Read the press release from SCPH.

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