Extreme Heat

NHTSA Safety Specialist Laura Dunn talks about the Heatstroke Prevention Campaign

Chad Veeser, Emergency Management Officer, talks about this free service, and how to take advantage.

Like much of the Midwest, Grand Rapids is experiencing an intense heat wave, conditions dangerous for the city’s unhoused, but cooling centers are helping.

The Right Place and West Michigan manufacturers have developed an AI roadmap, USA Today named the Ford International Airport a reader’s choice finalist, the DNR is working to improve their fisheries, and more.

Dee Morrison looks at the large need for foster families in Kent County, MDOT is hosting a meeting about M-46, Ottawa County is exploring micro homes as a solution to the housing crisis, and more.

Shelley Irwin previews this weekend’s Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival and Highland Games, GR is breaking ground for a new lodge at Martin Luther King Park, there’s a need for foster homes for LGBTQ youth, and more.

Heat waves and extreme weather are becoming common place these days, so is the risk of heat stress. Who is most at risk and why? What can we do about it? Dr. Chet addresses those questions and more on this edition of Straight Talk on Health