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Tips to Prevent Cold Related Illness

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Preventing Hypothermia and Frostbite

  • Wear layers of loose, warm clothes; wool is best.
  • Wear mittens (they are better than gloves) a hat that covers your ears, and well-fitting, waterproof boots.
  • If you are outside, cover your mouth to protect your lungs from the extreme cold. Do your best to stay out of the wind.
  • Keep dry. Change wet clothing frequently to prevent a loss of body heat. Wet clothing loses all of its insulating value and transmits heat rapidly.
  • Do not put dry feet and socks into wet boots.

Cold Emergency Alert - FAQs

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Q: What is a Cold Emergency Alert?
A: A Cold Emergency Alert is called when the temperature falls, or is forecasted to fall, to 15˚F or below including wind chill, or 20˚F, including wind chill, and one or more of the following conditions exists:
  • Steady precipitation for 60 consecutive minutes
  • Ice Storms and/or freezing rain
  • Snow accumulation of 3 inches or more
  • Sustained winds of more than 10-15 miles per hour
  • A wind chill below 0˚F
  • Other meteorological conditions or threat

Sponsor an Age-Friendly DC Community Consultation for your Community

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Together we can make the District of Columbia a friendlier place for those of all ages.

The District of Columbia is working to become an inclusive and accessible urban environment. Age-Friendly DC is part of an international effort started by the World Health Organization to respond to two significant demographic trends: urbanization and a rapidly aging population.

DC Health Link Information Session (Ward 7)

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DC Health Link Information Session (Ward 7)
"Informed Decisions …Smart Choices"
Tuesday, October 8, 2013          
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Capital View Library                              
5001 Central Avenue, SE

 

DDA Community Forum: Let Your Voice Be Heard!

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The Department on Disability Services, Developmental Disabilities Administration is hosting a community forum to discuss our plans to issue and implement a new policy and procedure that governs how DDA would require people who receive residential services funded through the Home and Community Based Services Waiver for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to contribute to the costs of their supports and services, if they could afford to do so.  DDA also must implement the Budget Support Act, which requires that people who receive supports become Medicaid eligible and

Affordable Housing Needs Assessment Request For Proposals

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The Government of the District of Columbia Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) is seeking a Contractor to conduct and compile and Affordable Housing Needs Assessment of the District of Columbia needed to help focus its housing priorities on the areas of the District of Columbia having the most critical housing needs. The initial emphasis will be on issues of public concern, including housing affordability, at-risk households, and rental housing issues.

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