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Heat Illness in Virginia

Climate Prep Week

2022-09-29 18:30:00 2022-09-29 19:30:00 America/New_York Heat Illness in Virginia For Climate Prep Week, hear from Dr. Paulson, MD, FAAP, founding member of Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action to learn about the dangers of and how to keep safe during extreme heat events. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Thursday, September 29
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2022-09-29 18:30:00 2022-09-29 19:30:00 America/New_York Heat Illness in Virginia For Climate Prep Week, hear from Dr. Paulson, MD, FAAP, founding member of Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action to learn about the dangers of and how to keep safe during extreme heat events. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

For Climate Prep Week, hear from Dr. Paulson, MD, FAAP, founding member of Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action to learn about the dangers of and how to keep safe during extreme heat events.

Excess heat is one of the most visible manifestations of climate change. Excess heat has significant adverse health impacts, these include heat cramps, which can progress to dehydration, which can progress to heat exhaustion, which can progress to heat stroke. Those who are most vulnerable include individuals at both ends of the age spectrum, the young and the elderly, individuals who work or exercise outdoors, individuals who are low income or of lower socioeconomic status, and individuals which certain specific health conditions like diabetes and heart disease. Dr. Paulson will discuss how climate change is making Virginia and elsewhere hotter. He will describe the medical problems associated with heat exposure and how to decrease the risk of heat related illness.  

As part of the talk, a number of attendees will receive a stainless steel water bottle.

Registration is preferred. Contact Megan at mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org for more information. 

Jerome A. Paulson, MD, FAAP is Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics and Emeritus Professor of Environmental & Occupational Health at the George Washington University Schools of Medicine and of Public Health. He created the American Academy of Pediatrics' Program on Climate Change and Health. He is a consultant to the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and is a founding member of Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action. He is a past chair of the executive committee of the Council on Environmental Health of the AAP and past Medical Director for the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units – East. He served on the Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee for the US EPA. Dr. Paulson co-created, and for a number of years lead, the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health & the Environment, a pediatric environmental health specialty unit serving Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Dr. Paulson received a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry with honors and with general honors from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. He received an MD degree from Duke University in Durham, NC. He did his pediatric residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospitals and Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He also completed a fellowship in Ambulatory Pediatrics at Sinai Hospital. 

Learn more at Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action

Climate Prep Week

Alexandria Library, as a Climate Resilience Hub, participates in Climate Preparation Week. September 24-30 is week of learning, service, and actions to better prepare our communities for the extreme weather events and the effects of climate change. This year's theme, The Planet's Health & Yours: Facing the Invisible Impact of Climate Change, explores the many ways that extreme weather and climate change manifest outside of the most noticeable disasters and disruptions. From the toll that climate anxiety & grief can take on mental health to how the invisible threat of extreme heat is most powerfully felt in historically redlined and disenfranchised communities. 

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library

jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708
Branch manager
James Cahill

Hours
Mon, Jul 14 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 16 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 18 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 19 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 20 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Parking: No library parking lot.  Street parking is available.  A paid parking lot is available on the 100 block of North Alfred Street. 

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1 mile) and King Street Stations (1.1 miles). 
  • Metrobus: A11, A12, F19
  • DASH Bus: 30, 31, Old Town Circulator
  • King Street Trolley:  King & Columbus

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.

Upcoming Events

Sat, Jul 19, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Come play Dungeons & Dragons. No experience necessary. Open to ages 8-13.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Second Floor
Do you like scary movies, books, tv shows, or video games? Do you enjoy making horror themed DIY projects? This is the event for you!

Tue, Jul 22, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Barrett Library has a volunteer available on Tuesdays to help with computer and technologies use. Please call 703-746-1721 to schedule an appointment.

Tue, Jul 22, 6:45pm - 7:45pm
Looking for a space to talk about climate change and the things affected that we love? Join us for a monthly discussion focused on a relevant topic. Register to receive the materials suggestions.

Wed, Jul 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
First Floor
Songs, games, yoga and more,just for infants ages 0-12 months.

Wed, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Story Room,Youth Services Area
Science fun with a Mad Scientist for ages 6+.

Thu, Jul 24, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Schedule time with a librarian on Thursday mornings to receive help with applications. Appointments are available at 10 AM and 11 AM. Please call 703-746-1721 to schedule an appointment.

Thu, Jul 24, 11:00am - 11:45am
First Floor
Learn about animals during this interactive puppet show. Ages 2+

Thu, Jul 24, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Second Floor
The Barrett Branch Mahjong group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Space is available for up to 12 players, so it's first come first served as game tables fill.

Thu, Jul 24, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Second Floor
Let's go on a STEM adventure with a new science experiment every month!

Sat, Jul 26, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Second Floor
Bring in your favorite summer recipes and try recipes other people bring in!

Mon, Jul 28, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Second Floor
Join us for the fun paper craft of book making.
This event is full