ABOUT

The South Carolina Public Health Association (SCPHA) along with five other state affiliates, has been awarded by the American Public Health Association to tackle urban heat challenges in their metropolitan areas.

Smart Surfaces / APHP Fact sheet

SCPHA Smart Surfaces Core Team Information

• Keisha Long, Project Manager ([email protected])
• Rich Timmons, Project Lead ([email protected])
• Beata Dewitt, Project Team Member ([email protected])
• Dr. Kristin Dow, Project Team Member ([email protected])
• Viya Patel, SCPHA Smart Surfaces Intern ([email protected])

• Kathryn ‘Katie’ Schreiber, SCPHA Smart Surfaces Intern ([email protected])  

• Katelyn Bergman, SCPHA Smart Surfaces Intern ([email protected])  
• Dr. Kristin Dow, Project Community Facilitator ([email protected]) 
• Dr. Kelly Fleming, Project Community Facilitator ([email protected])  
• Dr. Geoff Scott, Project Community Facilitator ([email protected])  
• Grant Scheffer, Project Community Facilitator ([email protected])  

PARTNERS

• American Public Health Association
  
• Smart Surfaces
  
• The University of South Carolina
• The City of Columbia

NEWS RELEASES:

• APHA Affiliates take on climate change at state, community level.
• APHA officially commences grant program that will create cooler, healthier cities.
• NOAA Urban heat island mapping is revolutionizing how cities address extreme heat.

Federal Action Towards Extreme Heat

• The White House FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes Action to Protect Communities from Extreme Heat Fueled by the Climate Crisis
• Heat.gov
• Environmental Protection Agency