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The DE Heat Awareness Week started with a group of University of Delaware students in the capstone class, ENSC/ENVR 450 Proseminar in the Environment, working on a community-engaged project with partner Shweta Arya, Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Climate and Health, and their instructor, Dr. Vaishnavi Tripuraneni, in Fall 2025. After researching Heat Awareness Weeks held in other states such as Arizona and South Carolina, students put together a proposal for a Heat Awareness Week in Delaware. They conducted outreach to several organizations in Delaware, many of whom signed on to support the proposal. At the end of the semester students submitted a Request for Proclamation to the DE Governor to recognize May 18-22, 2026 as the state's first Heat Awareness Week. This Proclamation was issued and sent to the students on December 30, 2025.
Events:
5/18: Heat Awareness Week Kickoff
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Gateway Conference Center
Christiana Care Wilmington Campus
501 W 14th St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
More info here | Register here
5/18: ChristianaCare Lunch & Learn: Recognizing and Managing Heat Illness
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Gateway Conference Center
Christiana Care Wilmington Campus
501 W 14th St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Register here
5/18: Green Drinks Delaware
6:15 pm
Virtual on Zoom
Join May's Green Drinks meeting to hear from some members of the UD Heat Team as we explain our process, challenges, and plans for Heat Awareness Week.
Register here
5/19: ChristianaCare Heat Safety in Older Adults and Chronic Medical Conditions
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
ChristianaCare Newark Campus
Room 1100
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd.
Newark, DE 19718
OR Virtual on Teams
Register here
5/20: Resilient Wilmington Table at Rodney Square
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Rodney Square
1000 N Market St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Visit the Resilient Wilmington table for a mapping activity where residents can share where they are hot, cool, or see a need for trees. There will also be fliers with the locations of cooling centers as well as a heat-related coloring activity for kids.
5/20: ChristianaCare Lunch and Learn: Protecting 2 Populations: Obstetrics and Pediatrics
ChristianaCare Newark Campus
Room IL22-24 (Women's & Children's Building)
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd.
Newark, DE 19718
All Week: Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
4840 Kennett Pike
Wilmington, DE 19807
Join the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science for daily themed interpretation and stations.
Collaboration Opportunity! If you are interested in tabling, please email DEHeatAwarenessWeek@gmail.com to be put in contact!
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Lead organizers: Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Climate and Health and students of ENSC/ENVR 450 Proseminar in the Environment course at the University of Delaware
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