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Taxonomy Archive: Heat illness/extreme temperature
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Public Health Impacts of Climate Change in Washington State: Projected Mortality Risks Due to Heat Events and Air Pollution
In this study, the historical relationship between mortality rates and heat events in several counties in Washington was examined and used to project number of deaths above the baseline expected to occur in the future. Future excess deaths due to ground-level ozone concentrations was also estimated.
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Climate Gap: Inequalities in How Climate Change Hurts Americans & How to Close the Gap
This report explores disparities in the impacts of climate change and the abilities of different groups to adapt to it. It also offers concrete recommendations to closin the climate gap, starting with insuring that climate solutions don’t leave anyone behind.
20 Apr 2018 |
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The heat is on: climate change and heatwaves in the Midwest
Midwestern cities are very likely to experience more frequent, longer, and hotter heatwaves.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Heat & Health: A Workshop for Community Leaders – A Facilitator’s Guide.
This facilitator guide and the accompanying workshop materials, including a scripted and adaptable powerpoint presentation, are intended to help local government agencies or non-profit organizations train community leaders in efforts to reduce vulnerability to expected changes in warning climates.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Milwaukee Heat Vulnerability Index
Using the methodology developed by the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), Wisconsin Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) staff conducted a geo-spatial analysis of heat-related vulnerability in both Wisconsin as a whole and the greater Milwaukee urban area, though this report focused on the Milwaukee analysis.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Ambient temperature and morbidity: a review of epidemiological evidence
OBJECTIVE: In this paper, we review the epidemiological evidence on the relationship between ambient temperature and morbidity. We assessed the methodological issues in previous studies and proposed future research directions. DATA SOURCES AND DATA EXTRACTION: We searched the PubMed database for epidemiological studies on ambient ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Adapting to extreme heat events, guidelines for assessing health vulnerability
”A major component of public health efforts to protect people from extreme heat events centres on assessments of individual and community level vulnerability. Adapting to Extreme Heat Events: Guidelines for Assessing Health Vulnerability provides an overview of the vulnerability assessment methodology that has been developed by ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Communicating the health risks of extreme heat events toolkit for public health and emergency management officials
This Toolkit is intended for use by public health and emergency management officials who are developing or updating heat-health communication strategies. It is designed to gide the development of targeted heat-health communication campaigns and necessary outreach products for specific audiences.To this end the Toolkit provides: 1.) ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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It’s way too hot! Protect Yourself from Extreme Heat
The brochures are intended for two audiences: Officials who are developing or updating heat-health communication campaigns Individuals interested in health risks and actions to take to stay healthy during extreme heat.This brochure is specifically for adults/older adults.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Public Health Impacts of Climate Change in California: Community Vulnerability Assessments and Adaptation Strategies Report No. 1: Heat-Related Illness and Mortality, Information for the Public Health Network in California
The primary objective of this community vulnerability assessment is to identify locations and/or populations with high risk for heat-related illness. To develop a model of community vulnerability we evaluated: (1) past heat waves and published literature to identify risk factors for heat-related ilness (2) a selected set of ...