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File #: AB2024-455    Version: 1
Type: Presentation Status: Presented
File created: 6/28/2024 Meeting Body Council Public Works & Health Committee
On agenda: 7/9/2024 Final action: 7/9/2024
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Presentation from the Health and Community Services Department regarding ongoing efforts to support vulnerable populations during smoke and heat season
Attachments: 1. Staff Memo for July 9, 2. Presentation
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Primary Contact Email:    Abeck@co.whatcom.wa.us

 

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Presentation from the Health and Community Services Department regarding ongoing efforts to support vulnerable populations during smoke and heat season

 

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This brief update is to share with Council the current efforts to support extreme smoke and heat response for vulnerable populations, with a specific lens on those that are unhoused. There is currently an effort across various divisions with Whatcom County Health and Community Services to address the issue, even with limited resources and staffing in place.




Whatcom County, Washington
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