 Friday, June 14, 2024
We will offer free life-saving resources
and T-shirts at Pride Fest
 Kentuckiana Pride Fest will be kicking off at 12 p.m. Saturday at the Big Four Lawn, and the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness' Specialty Clinic, Immunizations, and Harm Reduction Outreach Services will offer an array of free life-saving tools and engaging activities designed to promote health and well-being within the LGBTQ+ community at booth #413.
Our clinic's booth activities include:
- Opioid overdose reversal nasal spray Narcan
- HPV and Mpox vaccines
- Custom Pride T-shirts: Participants can get in touch with their creative side and design their own Pride T-shirt.
In addition, participants who receive vaccinations at the festival will be given a "PROUD to be vaccinated" T-shirt, symbolizing their commitment to health for their loved ones and families.
To learn more information about vaccines, you can visit our Immunizations site. Vaccines are given by appointment at our Newburg and Dixie clinics. If you have questions or need assistance, call 502-574-5380. Language assistance is available.
Protect yourself and others from extreme heat
 Temperatures are expected to climb up to 90 degrees today through Saturday and up to 96 degrees on Sunday. To prevent risks from excessive heat, individuals should do the following:
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Seek air-conditioning: If your home does not have air-conditioning, seek areas that do, including libraries, shopping malls, community/senior centers, grocery stores, and movie theaters during the warmest period of the day. If you must stay in a home without air-conditioning, stay on the lowest floor out of the sunshine.
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Avoid strenuous activities: This is particularly true during the hottest time of the day. Individuals who perform strenuous work during the heat of the day are especially at risk. Take more breaks, do less intense activities. Be watchful for symptoms such as coughing or shortness of breath.
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Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing: Light colors reflect the sun’s rays better than dark colors, which absorb the heat. Protect the face and head with a wide-brimmed hat.
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Check on family members, neighbors and friends who are vulnerable. Move them to air-conditioned places if possible.
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Drink plenty of fluids: Increase fluid intake even if you are not thirsty.
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Never leave pets or people, especially children and infants, unattended in cars.
If heat risks do occur, cool the body as soon as possible, and call 9-1-1 for symptoms of heat stroke. For guidance about extreme heat, visit our digital library on our Emergency Preparedness webpage to access guides in a variety of languages.
Register for this free class
about trauma informed care
 Each person feels differently following a traumatic event, whether that event was physical, emotional, sexual abuse, domestic violence, neglect, a natural disaster, medical trauma, loss of a loved one or another tragedy. Our workshop will dive deeper into symptoms and effects of trauma on us physically, emotionally and mentally.
Trauma Resilient Community Project Manager Nannette Dix returns to lead the second part of Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness' Trauma Informed Care Training, which will be held virtually 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 18.
To register for this free virtual training, please email Health Program Analyst Jackie Love at Jackie.Love@louisvilleky.gov
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