Staying Cool in a Changing Climate

ECA Programs & Services

Towards the end of each workshop, Thomas Flaherty from the Energy Conservation Agency (ECA) presented on energy conservation strategies in the home. Read more

2017 Pre-Workshop Survey

This anonymous survey was distributed at the beginning of each of the 2017 Staying Cool in a Changing Climate Workshops. It provided a baseline assessment of attendees' climate change and housing experiences to be compared to the Post-Workshop surveys distributed at the end of the...Read more

Emergency Contact Form

This emergency contact form, created by Philadelphia's Office of Emergency Management, was provided for attendees to fill out and keep as part of their emergency supply kits.Read more

About the 2017 Staying Cool in a Changing Climate Workshops

The goal of the 2017 workshops was to prepare and inform attendees about the risks and solutions associated with heat so that they may be equipped with the information and tools necessary to reduce the potential effects on their health, home, and community.Read more
Nurse-Managed Health Clinics in Philadelphia

This handout was provided at the 2017 Staying Cool in a Changing Climate Workshops to inform attendees of Nurse-Managed Health Clinics in Philadelphia.Read more

FEMA Emergency Supply Checklist

This emergency supply checklist, created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was distributed to the workshop attendees to give them an idea of what supplies they would be keeping in their own emergency supply kits. Read more

Summer in the City: Staying Healthy and Safe During Very Hot Weather

This presentation, given by Jessica Caum from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH), discussed the effects of climate change on Philadelphia, at-risk populations, and cooling centers.Read more

Final Questions

This was the concluding PowerPoint for the 2017 Staying Cool in a Changing Climate workshops that encouraged attendees to provide feedback on the workshop itself. Read more

2017 Post-Workshop Survey

This survey was distributed at the end of each of the 2017 Staying Cool in a Changing Climate Workshops. The survey allowed attendees to provide feedback on the workshop, and how they felt city and health organizations were responding to climate change. It also provided attendees a space...Read more

Philadelphia Department of Public Health- Health Bulletin

This health bulletin was distributed to workshop attendees to provide them with information on climate change in Philadelphia including guidance and information on asthma, staying cool, pests, and hurricane safety.Read more

2017 Workshop Booklet

This booklet provided an overview of the workshop's programming, a glossary of climate change terms, a variety of links to climate change resources, and the pre and post-workshop surveys. Read more

Staying Cool in a Changing Climate Flyer

This is an example of one of the flyers used to promote the 2017 Staying Cool in a Changing Climate Workshops.Read more

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