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💚Join NVCCA's Dr. Joanne Leovy, Advisory Committee Chair with Third Act Nevada to discuss Heat and Impacts on our Health.
Register here: thirdact.org/nevada/events/h…
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💧Nevada may ease Colorado River worries with California ocean desalination deal....Read more⤵️
reviewjournal.com/news/envir…
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Stay Safe in the Sun 🌞
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. Let’s change that with sun-safe habits! Here’s your safe summer checklist: sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, shade, protective clothing #DontFryDay
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🔥Be prepared for hot weather!
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🔥Wearing loose and light clothing
🔥Drinking more water
🔥Pacing during physical activity
🔥Taking frequent breaks in AC or shade
🔥Knowing the signs of heat-related illness.
#Heatweek
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🔥Extreme heat can be uncomfortable for everyone, but when paired with humidity, sun, or poor air quality, it becomes a serious health risk.
#Heatweek
#HeatSafety
#Staycool
Learn more here: heat.gov/who-is-most-at-risk…
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🗓️Join NVCCA on Wednesday, May 20th at 7 pm for our virtual monthly meeting.
Zinzinita King, UNLV student and NVCCA intern, will present updates on our No Idling campaign.
🌐Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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🔥Heat related illness are preventable with proper planning and action! Know the signs and know actionable responses! For more information⤵️
nvcca.org
heat.gov
#heatweek
#HeatPump #environmentalhealth
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🔥“When it’s hot outside at night, it’s stifling in an upstairs bedroom of a row home without air conditioning,” said researcher Benjamin Zaitchik, a professor of earth and planetary science at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Read more⬇️
healthday.com/health-news/as…
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🗓️Join NVCCA on Wednesday, May 20th at 7 pm for our virtual monthly meeting.
Zinzinita King, UNLV student and NVCCA intern, will present updates on our No Idling campaign.
🌐Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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🔥Join the Southern Nevada Extreme Heat Summit featuring NVCCA's very own Dr. Joanne Leovy for this all day hands on event!
Register at rtcsnv.com/HeatSummit
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The American Lung Association has released its State of the Air 2026 report. According to the report, Clarke County received an F 😯 and noted Las Vegas as a high ranking worst metropolitan area pertaining to high ozone days.
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🔥Join the Southern Nevada Extreme Heat Summit featuring NVCCA's very own Dr. Joanne Leovy for this all day hands on event!
Register at rtcsnv.com/HeatSummit
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👏From City Hall to Capitol Hill! This training highlights how to identify the right decision-makers and adapt advocacy strategies to the unique roles and powers at each level of
government.
Register here: bit.ly/adv42926
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Read 📚Hidden danger in everyday cooking: microplastic release from plastic cutting boards and impact on health and the environment by Joshua Khorsandi, et al.
link.springer.com/article/10…
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TOMORROW: 🛩️🌎Join us to learn more about commercial aviation emissions and health. This discussion will be led by Ron Aryel, M.D., M.B.A.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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❄️🌞Following the warmest recorded winter in Nevada, a heat wave broke numerous monthly temperature records for the state last week. The record temperatures were paired with an already low snowpack. Read more here: unr.edu/nevada-today/news/20…
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🛩️🌎Join us to learn more about commercial aviation emissions and health. This discussion will be led by Ron Aryel, M.D., M.B.A.
Register for the April NVCCA General Meeting here:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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BEN TRACY WITH CLIMATE CENTRAL SHOWS US ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION THAT STARTS NOT IN THE SKY.
Climate Central is the owner of the video below.
youtube.com/watch?v=Qag-mUFX…
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