{"id":47,"date":"2023-10-13T21:19:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T21:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2026-04-09T21:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:13:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/schools\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"unityblocks-hero\" class=\"wp-block-unityblocks-hero hide-content\" data-herotype=\"heading-hero\" data-image=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/10\/schools-about-hero-asu.jpg&quot;,&quot;altText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-subtitle=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-title=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;HeatReady&trade; Schools&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-contents=\"[{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;A project born out of the desire to protect those most vulnerable to extreme heat, highlighting the importance of schools within a community.&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;}]\" data-contentscolor=\"white\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs mt-4\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/schools\/\">Schools<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">About<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity my-0\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 mt-8\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\">What is a HeatReady School?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We define HeatReady Schools as those that are increasingly able to identify, prepare for, mitigate, track and respond to the negative impacts of schoolground heat.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"uds-button my-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/schools\/resources\/\" class=\"btn  btn-maroon \" data-ga=\"HeatReady Schools resources\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"button\"    aria-label=\"HeatReady Schools resources\">HeatReady Schools resources <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"uds-button my-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/schools\/resources\/trees\/\" class=\"btn  btn-maroon \" data-ga=\"HeatReady Schools educator toolkit\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"button\"    aria-label=\"HeatReady Schools educator toolkit\">HeatReady Schools educator toolkit <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 mb-6 mb-xl-12 mt-4 mt-xl-8\">\n\t\n<div class=\"uds-image-overlap mt-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid uds_image_overlap_image_size_100 \" src=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/10\/schools-about-content-1-asu.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><strong>Schools are hubs for their surrounding community, <\/strong>connecting parents, teachers, children and families. The heat conditions at schools, as well as their preparedness and policies for managing extreme heat, impact multiple aspects of the community. However, minimal attention has been paid to formalizing school heat preparedness, ensuring their ability to mitigate the effects of high temperatures on the health and education of students. Since commencing in 2017, this project has sought to improve the safety and protection measures for children exposed to extreme heat during the school day by understanding the important factors for becoming a HeatReady School. We are improving our understanding of how people perceive and react to heat emergencies, as well as what actions are taken at the school level to mitigate their effects.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 mb-6 mb-xl-12 mt-4 mt-xl-8\">\n\t\n<div class=\"uds-image-overlap content-left mt-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid uds_image_overlap_image_size_100 ml-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/10\/schools-about-content-2-asu.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Our thirty final recommendations based on <strong>Five action areas (training, prevention, school policy, community and environment)<\/strong> are providing important \u201cHeatReady\u201d actions that can be applied or adapted for various school contexts and\/or climate regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Want to become a HeatReady Champion for your school? 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