圣迭戈县宣布「清凉区」避暑点改为全年开放：高温健康风险不再限于夏季
加利福尼亚州圣迭戈县10月29日通报，该县运行多年的高温避难项目「清凉区」（Cool Zone）将由季节性开放改为全年开放，居民在一年中任何出现高温的日子，都可以前往就近的清凉区站点避暑。
清凉区是圣迭戈县为没有空调的居民、尤其是老年人与慢性病患者设立的公共避暑网络，站点设在图书馆、社区中心等有空调的公共场所。过去该项目只在夏季高温季运行，入秋后即告结束。
县府表示，南加州的高温日越来越多地出现在传统夏季之外，秋季热浪同样会让独居长者与户外工作者面临中暑与热衰竭风险，全年开放可以消除季节转换期的防护空档。
县府提醒居民，高温日应多补充水分、避免正午户外剧烈活动，并留意独居邻居与长者的状况；出现头晕、恶心、意识模糊等中暑症状时应立即求助。
San Diego County, California: County Makes Its Cool Zone Heat Refuges Year-Round as Heat Risk Extends Beyond Summer
San Diego County, California, announced on October 29 that its long-running Cool Zone program will operate year-round instead of seasonally, so residents can use a nearby Cool Zone site on any hot day of the year.
Cool Zones are air-conditioned public refuges — at libraries, community centers and other public facilities — for residents without air conditioning at home, especially older adults and people with chronic health conditions. The program previously ran only during the summer heat season and shut down in the fall.
County officials said hot days in Southern California increasingly fall outside the traditional summer, and autumn heat waves pose the same risks of heat stroke and heat exhaustion to older adults living alone and to outdoor workers. Year-round operation removes the protection gap at the change of seasons.
The county reminds residents to stay hydrated on hot days, avoid strenuous midday outdoor activity, and check on elderly neighbors living alone, and to seek help immediately for symptoms of heat illness such as dizziness, nausea or confusion.
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