Taking on the Heat

Taking on the Heat is a program collaboration between SDSU and Comite Civico del Valle based off of Phoenix Arizona’s Heat Action Plan. The goal of this program is to reduce health impacts of extreme heat by providing heat mitigation and adaptation strategies for our at-risk populations. The heat mitigation and adaptation strategies are specifically designed to improve our communities living conditions and understand the long term impacts of extreme heat exposure. We have gathered a Community Advisory Board with leaders from the community with exceptional expertise in combating extreme heat. This program will implement a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach in order to collect and implement community knowledge and input into our program.