Keeping cool: Where to find cooling centers and other heat tips
Thursday - 7/21/2011, 6:30am ET
WASHINGTON -- The oppressive heat continues for the rest of the week.
Health departments throughout the area recommend staying indoors if possible, or heading to local cooling centers, libraries, recreation centers or malls to escape the heat.
Fairfax County Director of Health Dr. Gloria Addo-Ayensu gives this advice for dealing with the heat:
Here are some additional resources:
General Information
District of Columbia Arlington CountyCalvert County
Fairfax County
- Health Department
- Parks & Recreation
- Cooling assistance and Fan Care programs
- Sun and tanning safety tips
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Parks and Recreation
- Local tips for suriving the heat
- Search for a cooling facility
- Cooling center locations
Prince George's County
- Health Department
- Department of Parks and Recreation
- Seasonal health tips
- Preventing heat-related illness
- Dealing with the heat
City of Baltimore
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