Heat-Health Behavior Change During Summer 2020 in African American Alabama Residents

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ID11029628
AutoresSuwei Wang (0000-0001-7621-9058, Suwei Wang and Julia M. Gohlke are with the Department of Population Health Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. Suwei Wang is also with the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Ethel Johnson is with the Central Alabama Community Health Improvement League, Camden. Sheila Tyson is with Friends of West End, Birmingham, AL.), Ethel Johnson (Suwei Wang and Julia M. Gohlke are with the Department of Population Health Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. Suwei Wang is also with the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Ethel Johnson is with the Central Alabama Community Health Improvement League, Camden. Sheila Tyson is with Friends of West End, Birmingham, AL.), Sheila Tyson (Suwei Wang and Julia M. Gohlke are with the Department of Population Health Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. Suwei Wang is also with the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Ethel Johnson is with the Central Alabama Community Health Improvement League, Camden. Sheila Tyson is with Friends of West End, Birmingham, AL.), Julia M Gohlke (0000-0002-6984-2893, Suwei Wang and Julia M. Gohlke are with the Department of Population Health Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. Suwei Wang is also with the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Ethel Johnson is with the Central Alabama Community Health Improvement League, Camden. Sheila Tyson is with Friends of West End, Birmingham, AL.)
Año2021
Volumen111
Número8
Páginas1443-1447
Fecha de publicación2021-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2021.306365
PMID34464195
OpenAlexW3197558409
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas4

To investigate how heat-health behaviors changed in summer 2020 compared with previous summers, our community–academic partnership conducted telephone surveys to collect data on cooling behaviors, safety concerns, and preferences for cooling alternatives for 101 participants living in Alabama. Participants indicating they would visit cooling centers declined from 23% in previous summers to 10% in summer 2020. The use of cooling centers and other public spaces may be less effective in reducing heat-related illness because of safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic and police brutality

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