With triple digit heat heading our way, local homeless services providers are working to prepare our unhoused population for dangerous temperatures.
The Clinica Sierra Vista street medicine team has been around since 2019 and grown substantially over the last six years. On Thursday, they spent the morning gearing up to meet with dozens of patients all over Bakersfield. While they address a miriad of concerns from medical to hygiene to case work, the big focus this week is the heat.
Dr. Matthew Beare said one of the most important thing they can do is simply make the population aware of the dangers they could face. Things like heat stroke, sun damage, and dehydration could easily put someone in a risky position, especially without shelter…