The lectures will be held at various locations in Salzgitter under the title "Precautions on hot days for older and particularly vulnerable people". The topics revolve around personal precautionary measures that everyone can take during periods of heat. They range from tips on how to behave in the event of heat-related complaints to how to protect your own house or apartment from the summer heat.
The speakers are experts from the health sector, from the Lower Saxony Consumer Advice Center, a provider of first aid courses, BKK Salzgitter and the Federal Ministry for Radiation Protection.
Lectures in May
On Thursday, May 7, at 3 p.m., the company "Firestorm Safety" from Wolfenbüttel (provider of first aid courses) will be showing how to provide first aid in the event of heat-related disorders, as well as what to do in the event of heat-related complaints, at the Lebenstedt senior citizens' meeting place, Am Strumpfwinkel 24. The same presentation will be given by an employee of the company on Wednesday, May 20, at 3 p.m. in the Salzgitter-Bad Senior Citizens' Meeting Center, Braunschweiger Straße 137A.
Athanassia Moudiou from the health department of the city of Salzgitter will give a talk on Wednesday, May 13, at 3 p.m. at the Seniorentreff in Thiede, Pappeldamm 76, on the particularities of heat-related dementia.
Admission to all lecture events is free.
Registration is possible by calling 05341 / 839-3257 or sending an e-mail to seniorenbuerostadt.salzgitterde.
