Heat-Health Behavior Change During Summer 2020 in African American Alabama Residents.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 34464195.
- Also identified by DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306365 and PMC identifier 8489622.
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Black or African American
- COVID-19
- Health Behavior
- Heat Stress Disorders
- Hot Temperature
- Residence Characteristics