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Extreme Heat
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Disaster Information Management Research Center, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Overview
- Extreme Heat
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Fact Sheet – Extreme Heat (PDF, 107 KB)
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Heat: A Major Killer
Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce - Heat Index
Weather Forecast Office, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce - Maximum Heat Index Forecasts
National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce - Preparedness Fast Facts: Heat Waves
American Red Cross
Health Issues and Extreme Heat
- Communicating the Health Risks of Extreme Heat Events (PDF, 1.84 MB)
Health Canada - Extreme Heat
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Air Quality Index (AQI) - A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health
AIRNow Partners - Management of Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion
American Family Physician. 2005 Jun 1;71(11):2133-2140 - A Guide to the UV Index
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Medical Aspects of Harsh Environments, Volume 1
U.S. Army Medical Department
Preparedness and Response
- Adapting to Extreme Heat Events: Guidelines for Assessing Health Vulnerability (PDF, 2.87 MB)
Health Canada - Excessive Heat Events Guidebook (PDF, 709.64 KB)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Extreme Heat Events
Minnesota Department of Health - Heatwave Planning Guide: Development of Heatwave Plans in Local Councils in Victoria (PDF, 1.84 MB)
Victorian Government Department of Human Services, Environmental Health Unit, Rural and Regional Health and Aged Care Services Division - Improving Public Health Responses to Extreme Weather/Heat Waves - EuroHEAT (PDF, 1.54 MB)
World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe - Preparing for and Responding to Extreme Heat and Cold Events
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Advice on Preventing Health Effects of Heat: New and Updated Information for Different Audiences (PDF, 2.1 MB)
World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe
Worker and Responder Safety
- Heat Safety Tool
App for Android, Blackberry and iPhone.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor - Working in Hot Environments
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Heat Stress
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - OSHA's Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness in Outdoor Workers
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor - Using the Heat Index
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor - UV Radiation
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Specific Populations
Children
- Extreme Heat: Effects on Children and Pregnant Women
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Older Adults
- Aging Initiative: Extreme Heat Events
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Hyperthermia: Too Hot for Your Health
National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Heat Stress and the Elderly
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources for the Public
- Heat Illness
MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Extreme Heat
Ready.gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Multi-language Resources
Spanish
- Calor Extremo (Extreme Heat)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Calor Extremo (Extreme Heat)
Listo.gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Manténgase fresco cuando hace mucho calor (Keep Your Cool in Hot Weather)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - OSHA para prevenir las enfermedades a causa del calor en trabajadores al aire libre (OSHA’s Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness in Outdoor Workers)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Animals and Extreme Heat
- Animals in Disasters
U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Excessive Heat and Your Pets and Livestock
Center for Food Security & Public Health, Iowa State University
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