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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This message is sent on behalf of Birgit Isernhagen:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I wanted to give you all a heads up that I wrote, with Shahrzad Gharabaghi’s support, a</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">n Information
Previously Distributed memo that is on the agenda of the Board of Health meeting of
<u>Monday, November 6, 2023.</u> It’s an u<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white">pdate on Ottawa Public Health’s Work on the Climate Change and Health Vulnerability Assessment (CCHVA) for Extreme Heat to Improve Community Resilience.</span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you for participating in the workshops and completing the survey that formed the basis of my memo. It helped determine who was
at risk from extreme heat, what extreme heat adaptations strategies (at the individual, community, and building level) taken from the literature review were being implemented, and what gaps existed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This memo attached highlights the findings up to this point. Most notable is a disconnect between the resources that exist and the information
being implemented (e.g., soaking hands and feet in cool water, knowing how to access extreme heat warning systems). Also, there is interest in permanent misting stations and investigating opportunities to address extreme indoor heat for vulnerable populations
(adequate and suitable cooling e.g., maximum heat by-law). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More consultation on extreme heat is planned in 2023/2024 (e.g., with Indigenous partners, landlords, tenants, older adults, mass event
organizers). Consultations with outdoor workers is currently out of scope as Ontario is proposing a new heat stress regulation to protect workers. OPH will be exploring ways to address the need for adequate and sustainable cooling for vulnerable populations.
Work will begin on vector-borne diseases, food and water-borne illnesses, wildfire smoke and stratospheric ozone assessments in 2024. OPH will provide updates to the Board of Health as more CCHVAs are completed.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please feel free to call or email if you have any questions or require additional information.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Warm regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Birgit Isernhagen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.8pt;line-height:16.8pt"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#242424">Birgit Isernhagen</span></b><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#242424"> [</span></b><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt">Beer-get
IIII-zèrn-hay-gan]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Birgit Isernhagen, M.Sc., EP (she/elle)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Program Planning and Evaluation Officer<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Healthy Environments, Health Protection Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#262626">Ottawa Public Health / Santé publique Ottawa
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100 Constellation Dr., Ottawa, ON K2G 6J8 <br>
Tel./ tél.: (613) </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">315-4985<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-CA"><a href="mailto:Birgit.Isernhagen@ottawa.ca"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Birgit.Isernhagen@ottawa.ca</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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