Events

Recent predictions by meteorological centers in the United States have shown an increasing certainty of a “super” El Niño occurring this year. Here in Buffalo and Western New York this will likely be characterized by drier and hotter conditions as we approach the summer months. The Center for Climate Change and Health Equity (CCCHE) at the University at Buffalo is asking all community organizations concerned with heat and health to meet and share current resources, events and programming with the goal of mapping resources across the greater Buffalo metropolitan area. Even if your organization doesn’t do any work related to heat, we want to hear from you if you will be doing any programming over the summer months! 

CCCHE’s major concerns include the health and wellbeing of our community members, and we want to help make sure that those community members are aware of resources to protect against heat-related illness. CCCHE is hosting an online event Friday, June 26^th at 1:00 pm where community organizations can participate to build outreach plans and collocate resources in order to create effective community spaces that can mitigate extreme heat and build community connections. We ask that a representative from each organization sign up to speak (3 minutes or less) about what your organization is doing this summer. We will record everything shared by community organizations and build one webpage that maps out all of the resources available to protect against heat illness during the summer. Additionally, we will organize communication campaigns over the rest of the summer to get this information out to everyone who needs it.

Please let us know if your organization is able to attend by Friday, June 19^th so we can set an agenda. Creating stronger and more interlinked communities is crucial in combating heat-related illnesses and protecting our community members during this potentially severe summer season.

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