Abstract
Background: This article describes the first Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) rapid needs assessment project to be conducted in Wisconsin. The project focused on extreme heat preparedness. Methods: Fifteen teams conducted household surveys in 30 census blocks in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Results: Survey results indicated that the majority of households were unaware of the location of a nearby cooling center. Although the vast majority of households reported some form of air conditioning in their house, over half felt too hot inside their home sometimes, most of the time, or always. Discussion: The community partnerships ensured that this project was conducted with local part-ner input and that the data could be used to inform extreme heat response.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 222-225 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Wisconsin medical journal |
| Volume | 120 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Oct 2021 |
Funding
Funding/Support: Ms Christenson, Ms Moran, and Dr Meiman report a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the conduct of the study (Award Number NUE1EH001326); Ms Grant reports a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health during the conduct of the study.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine