Wilson County News
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Virtual workshop to offer heat safety; public invited
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Join the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) for a two-day virtual workshop focused on heat safety for athletes, spectators, and workers at outdoor events. This free Heat Season Warm-up Workshop will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, May 6-7, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. The workshop will discuss: •Heat preparedness at outdoor events •Tools, resources, and strategies that event organizers and emergency managers can use to prepare for heat •Case studies and lessons learned from communities that have had outdoor events affected by heat •Scenario-based exercises for participants to strategize heat and event preparedness in...