In recent weeks, several hospitalizations and one death due to a heat-related illness have been reported to OPWDD. It is very important that agencies serving individuals who live in their communities ensure that those individuals and their family members and advocates are aware of the danger that high heat conditions pose.
Please ensure that the attached information is shared with appropriate parties in a manner that will be understood. OPWDD distributed heat alert information to all providers in May 2012. We are reissuing this information due to the high temperatures we have been having across the state.