Even in our temperate coastal climate with refreshing ocean breezes, summertime can be hot, hot, hot.
The San Diego County Office of Aging and Independence Services has worked with many agencies to establish designated Cool Zones throughout the area; at senior centers, municipal libraries and elsewhere.
These Cool Zones provide refreshing relief for older adults and others during hot summer months.
Cool Zones are air-conditioned settings that offer a place where people can gather, helping to conserve individual energy costs and lowering overall countywide usage.
They also provide a welcome locale in which people can take refuge from the heat in a companionable setting.
To find a Cool Zone near you, call 800-510-2020 or visit www.sdcounty.ca.gov/hhsa/programs/ais and click on “Cool Zones.”
Here are a few ways you can beat the heat at home:
• Avoid physical exertion during the hottest part of the day.
• Stay indoors as much as possible.
• If you are not using air conditioning, keep shades down and blinds closed, with windows slightly open.
• Take a cool shower, bath or sponge bath.
• Drink lots of fluids, especially water. Avoid caffeine and alcohol, which worsen the harmful effects of heat.
• Air out hot cars before getting into them.
• Never leave children or pets inside a vehicle!
Kaufman can be reached at [email protected]
The San Diego County Office of Aging and Independence Services has worked with many agencies to establish designated Cool Zones throughout the area; at senior centers, municipal libraries and elsewhere.
These Cool Zones provide refreshing relief for older adults and others during hot summer months.
Cool Zones are air-conditioned settings that offer a place where people can gather, helping to conserve individual energy costs and lowering overall countywide usage.
They also provide a welcome locale in which people can take refuge from the heat in a companionable setting.
To find a Cool Zone near you, call 800-510-2020 or visit www.sdcounty.ca.gov/hhsa/programs/ais and click on “Cool Zones.”
Here are a few ways you can beat the heat at home:
• Avoid physical exertion during the hottest part of the day.
• Stay indoors as much as possible.
• If you are not using air conditioning, keep shades down and blinds closed, with windows slightly open.
• Take a cool shower, bath or sponge bath.
• Drink lots of fluids, especially water. Avoid caffeine and alcohol, which worsen the harmful effects of heat.
• Air out hot cars before getting into them.
• Never leave children or pets inside a vehicle!
Kaufman can be reached at [email protected]