If you don’t have air conditioning, visiting Cooling Centers on hot summer days can bring relief from the heat.
People who are older or have health problems can be more susceptible to heat related illness. Hotter days can cause difficulty in the body’s ability to regulate its temperature. Older adults are more likely to have chronic medical conditions that affect the body’s response to temperature or take prescription medications that alter the body’s ability to control temperature or sweat. Link to nia.nih.gov for more information.
The NYS Department of Health recommends that, if you don’t have air conditioning, you can go to a Cooling Center for some relief during very hot days or a heat wave.
You can find the nearest center and more heat related information at this link. On the Cooling Center Map you can access the closest location using your address or zip code.
The Cooling Center Finder List offers lists of centers by county.
