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Campus Review
July 16, 2012
Clayton State to Host Kick-off Meeting
For Strategic Economic Development Planning
Clayton County’s new initiative, the
launch of a strategic economic devel-
opment planning project led by
Georgia Tech, and in collaboration
with the Clayton County Chamber of
Commerce,
Clayton
County
Development Authority and Clayton
State University, will kick-off with a
meeting on Thursday, July 19, from
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Clayton State’s
Harry S. Downs Center, room 101.
All Clayton County residents are
invited to attend. The meeting will be
facilitated by economic development
specialists from Georgia Tech, and light
refreshments will be provided.
The development of a new strategic plan
intended to guide the county’s economic
development efforts during the years
ahead will include an eight-step planning
process facilitating a steering committee,
the kick-off meeting, reviewing recent ini-
tiatives, interviewing stakeholders, host-
ing community forums, engaging Clayton
State University, performing a target
industry analysis, and developing the
strategic plan. The work is expected to be
completed by the end of calendar 2012.
“As a comprehensive, publicly-sup-
ported university, we believe Clayton
State must serve as a steward of place,”
says Clayton State President Dr.
Thomas Hynes. “Whether through con-
tributing to a more educated work-
force; sharing faculty and student
knowledge resources in management,
small business and entrepreneurship,
logistics, health care, archival research;
or advancing the arts and social sci-
ences, this economic analysis will help
our shared work in the county and the
region.”
First Aid
Treat a worker -suffering from heat
exhaustion with the following:
• Have them rest in a cool, shaded or
air-conditioned area.
• Have them drink plenty of water or
other cool, nonalcoholic beverages.
• Have them take a cool shower, bath,
or sponge bath.
Heat Syncope
Heat syncope is a fainting (syncope)
episode or dizziness that usually occurs
with prolonged standing or sudden rising
from a sitting or lying position. Factors
that may contribute to heat syncope
include dehydration and lack of acclimati-
zation.
Symptoms
• Light-headedness
• Dizziness
• Fainting
First Aid
Workers with heat syncope should:
• Sit or lie down in a cool place when
they begin to feel symptoms.
• Slowly drink water, clear juice, or a
sports beverage.
Heat Cramps
Heat cramps usually affect workers who
sweat a lot during strenuous activity. This
sweating depletes the body's salt and
moisture levels. Low salt levels in mus-
cles causes painful cramps. Heat cramps
may also be a symptom of heat exhaus-
tion.
Symptoms
Muscle pain or spasms usually in the
abdomen, arms, or legs.
First Aid
Workers with heat cramps should:
• Stop all activity, and sit in a cool
place.
• Drink clear juice or a sports bever-
age.
• Do not return to strenuous work for
a few hours after the cramps subside
because further exertion may lead to
heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
• Seek medical attention if any of the
following apply:
o The worker has heart problems.
o The worker is on a low-sodium
diet.
o The cramps do not subside within
one hour.
Heat Rash
Heat rash is a skin irritation caused by
excessive sweating during hot, humid
weather.
Symptoms
Heat rash looks like a red cluster of
pimples or small blisters.
• It is more likely to occur on the neck
and upper chest, in the groin, under
the breasts, and in elbow creases.
The following link to the CDC website
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heat-
stress/#recworkers might also be of assis-
tance for individuals working outside.
Heat Stress, cont’d, from p. 8