Community Heat Adaptation Study: Cool Roofs & Health Tips
This study tests if painting roofs with a special 'cool' paint and teaching simple ways to stay cool can help people in your community handle the heat better. If you join, you'll use a fitness tracker and help measure indoor heat and humidity.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You own a smartphone and are willing to receive health info on it.
- You live in a single-story house (not a shop or empty house) with a roof made of zinc, clay, or mixed materials that can be painted.
- Your house is less than 1,200 square feet, made of brick or brick and wood, and does not have a roof sprinkler system.
- You can move around without help and have no plans to move or renovate during the study.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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