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City of
Detroit
Opens
Cooling
Centers
to Help
Residents
Stay
Safe
During
Extreme
Heat
DETROIT
- With
the heat
index
forecasted
to reach
the 100s
on
Wednesday,
June 10
and
remain
dangerously
high on
Thursday,
June 11,
the
Detroit
Health
Department
and
Parks
and
Recreation
are
partnering
to
provide
residents
with
safe,
air-conditioned
spaces
to cool
down
during
regular
hours of
operation.
All
Detroit
Recreation
Centers
will
remain
open
during
normal
operating
hours:
•
Adams
Butzel
Complex
(10500
Lyndon,
Detroit,
MI
48238)—Monday-Friday
8 a.m.
to 8
p.m.,
Saturday
9 a.m.
to 5
p.m.
•
Butzel
Family
Center
(7737
Kercheval,
Detroit,
MI
48214)—Monday-Friday
11 a.m.
to 7
p.m.
•
Clemente
(2631
Bagley,
Detroit
MI
48216)—Monday-Friday
11 a.m.
to 7
p.m.
Saturday
9 a.m.
to 5
p.m.
•
Coleman
A. Young
(2751
Robert
Bradby,
Detroit,
MI
48207)—Monday-Friday
8 a.m.
to 8
p.m.,
Saturday
9 a.m.
to 5
p.m.
•
Community
Center
at A.B
Ford
(100
Lenox
St.,
Detroit
MI
48215)—Monday-Friday
9 a.m.
to 7
p.m.,
Saturday
10 a.m.
to 6
p.m.
•
Crowell
(16630
Lahser,
Detroit,
MI
48219)—Monday-Friday
11.a.m.
to 7
p.m.,
Saturday
9 a.m.
to 5
p.m.
•
Farwell
(2781 E.
Outer
Drive,
Detroit,
MI
48234)—Monday-Friday
11 a.m.
to 7
p.m.,
Saturday
9 a.m.
to 5:30
p.m.
• Helen
Moore
Community
Center
(11825
Dexter
Ave.,
Detroit,
MI
48206)—Monday
to
Friday
11 a.m.
to 7
p.m.,
Saturday
9 a.m.
to 5
p.m.
•
Heilmann
(19601
Crusade,
Detroit,
MI
48205)—Monday
to
Friday 8
a.m. to
8 p.m.,
Saturday
9 a.m.
to 5
p.m.
•
Kemeny
(2260
Fort
St.,
Detroit,
MI
48217)—Monday-Friday
8 a.m.
to 8
p.m.,
Saturday
9 a.m.
to 5
p.m.
•
Lasky
(13200
Fenelon,
Detroit,
MI
48212)—Monday-Friday
11 a.m.
to 7
p.m.
•
Northwest
Activities
Center
(18100
Meyers
Road,
Detroit,
MI
48235)—Monday
to
Friday 8
a.m. to
8 p.m.,
Saturday
9 a.m.
to 5
p.m.
•
Williams
(8431
Rosa
Parks,
Detroit,
MI
48206)—Monday-Friday
8 a.m.
to 8
p.m.,
Saturday
9 a.m.
to 5
p.m.
Detroit
Public
Library
locations
will
also
serve as
respite
centers
during
their
normal
operating
hours
for
residents
seeking
relief. Details about
hours of
operation
at
individual
library
branches
can be
found at
www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/locations.
“Extreme
heat is
a
serious
public
health
issue,
especially
for
older
adults,
children,
people
with
chronic
health
conditions,
outdoor
workers,
and
residents
without
reliable
access
to air
conditioning,”
said
Chief
Public
Health
Officer
and
Director
Ali
Abazeed.
“We are
urging
Detroiters
to take
precautions,
stay
hydrated,
avoid
prolonged
time
outdoors
when
possible,
and use
cooling
centers
and
library
branches
across
the city
to stay
safe.”
During
period
of
extreme
heat,
the
Detroit
Health
Department
recommends
that
residents
drink
plenty
of
water,
limit
strenuous
activity,
take
frequence
breaks
in
air-conditioned
spaces,
and
watch
for
signs of
heat-related
illness,
including
dizziness,
nausea,
headache,
confusion,
fainting,
rapid
heartbeat,
or
unusually
heavy
sweating.
Please
also
take a
moment
to check
on your
neighbors,
friends,
and
family
members,
especially
older
adults,
people
with
disabilities,
young
children,
people
with
chronic
medical
conditions,
and
those
without
access
to
air-condition.
For
further
tips,
visit
www.detroitmi.gov/health.
For
additional
safety
tips,
visit
www.detroitmi.gov/DHSEM and
search
“severe
weather.”
For
additional
information
about
symptoms
of
heat-related
illness,
including
when to
seek
medical
help,
can be
found on
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
(CDC)
website
here.
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