The Culver City Senior Center is a designated cooling zone for our community and is available during normal operating hours.
Keep your home cool by covering windows with drapes/shades, add insulation to keep the heat out, use attic fans, and install window air conditioners and insulate around them.
Identify places where you can go to stay cool – The mall, the library, the movies, an indoor restaurant. Spending a few hours a day in a controlled climate can give your body the balance it needs.
Avoid the sun – stay indoors from 10 am to 3 pm when the burning rays are strongest.
Never leave children or pets in a vehicle – Even with the windows cracked, the temperature inside a car can reach 125 degrees in minutes. Never leave children alone in or around cars. If you see a child alone in a vehicle, get involved. Call 911 immediately.
Drink plenty of fluids – drink 2 to 4 glasses of water every hour during times of excessive heat.
Replace salt and minerals – sweating removes salt and minerals from your body, so replenish these nutrients with low sugar fruit juices or sports drinks during exercise or when working outside.
Avoid alcohol – alcohol can cause dehydration. Drinking alcohol within 24 hours of working in the heat can increase the risk of heat illness.
Pace yourself – reduce physical activity and avoid exercising outdoors during peak heat hours.
Wear appropriate clothing – wear a wide-brimmed hat and light-colored lightweight, loose-fitting clothes when you are outdoors.
Stay cool indoors – set your air conditioner between 75° to 80°. If you don’t have air conditioning, take a cool shower twice a day and visit a public air-conditioned facility.
Monitor those at high risk – check on elderly neighbors and family and friends who do not have air conditioning. Infants and children up to 4 years old, people who overexert during work or exercise (e.g. construction workers) and people 65 years and older are at the highest risk of heat-related illnesses.
Use sunscreen with a sun protection factor of at least 15 if you need to be in the sun.
Keep pets safe – heat also affects your pets, keep them indoors or if they will be outside, make sure they have plenty of water and a shaded area to help them keep cool. Never leave your pet alone in a vehicle, even if the window is cracked or open.
