Researchers with the Connecticut Department of Public Health and University of Connecticut Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation conducted a survey in fall of 2020 on temporary emergency shelters and cooling centers practices in Connecticut. The primary survey objective was to organize and analyze information to inform public health officials and climate resilience planners in the development of best management practices of cooling centers and temporary emergency shelters, as first recommended by the Governorís Council on Climate Change. A lack of statistical significance limited the researchersí ability to make broad state-wide practice observations; however, there were limitations in the amenities offered at shelters and cooling centers, public advertisements were focus on online methods, and health departments were slightly more involved in emergency sheltering over cooling centers, among respondents. Key considerations for future policy and resilience planning are offered.
Link: https://resilientconnecticut.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3830/2022/08/CIRCA-DPH-Sheltering-White-Paper-FINAL.pdfTown: None Assigned
Focus Area: Heat
Type: Publications and Reports