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Experts Share Advice on Parenting Through Extreme Heat—A Major, Growing Threat to Children 

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Press Statement August 15, 2024

CONTACT: DKC News
MomsCleanAirForce@dkcnews.com

WHAT: Moms Clean Air Force’s Senior Policy Analyst Elizabeth Bechard and pediatricians Dr. Debra Hendrickson and Dr. Bethany Carlos will speak on a webinar organized by Extreme Weather Survivors that focuses on protecting our families’ mental and physical health while coping with extreme heat. Extreme heat is especially dangerous for children, who are at heightened risk for heat-related illness. This webinar is the first in a series that will run through October.

REGISTER & LEARN MORE.

WHO: 

  • Elizabeth Bechard, Senior Policy Analyst at Moms Clean Air Force
  • Dr. Debra Hendrickson, Pediatrician and author of “The Air They Breathe”
  • Dr. Bethany Carlos, Pediatrician

WHEN: August 19, 2024 at 7 PM ET.

WHERE: Virtually on Zoom. Register here.

About Moms Clean Air Force: Our mission is to protect children from air pollution and climate change. We envision a safe, stable, and equitable future where all children breathe clean air. We are a community of 1.5 million moms and dads united against air pollution – including the urgent crisis of our changing climate – to protect our children’s health. We fight for Justice in Every Breath, recognizing the importance of equitable solutions in addressing air pollution and climate change. For more information, go to https://www.momscleanairforce.org or follow us on Twitter @CleanAirMoms, Instagram @cleanairmoms, or Facebook.

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