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Taxonomy Archive: Heat illness/extreme temperature
20 Apr 2018 |
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How Farmworkers Experience A Warming Climate
Rising summer temperatures will particularly affect the health of people who make a living outdoors – building roads, landscaping yards and harvesting crops.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Hotter Summers Mean More Health Risks In Urban Heat Islands
Climate change models are predicting hotter summers in the Northwest, and experts say the health risks from that heat are higher in places known as urban heat islands.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change, extreme weather events, air pollution and respiratory health in Europe
Due to climate change and other factors, air pollution patterns are changing in several urbanised areas of the world, with a significant effect on respiratory health both independently and synergistically with weather conditions; climate scenarios show Europe as one of the most vulnerable regions. European studies on heatwave ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Hot Weather and Health: 2011 Survey Results
The Hot Weather and Health Survey project allowed Washtenaw County Public Health (WCPH) to seek broad community input, provide targeted outreach and pilot elements of a healt impact assessment process. From May through August of 2011, the Hot Weather and Health Survey was offered online via Zoomerang and in paper form at a variety of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Mapping Heat Vulnerability in Michigan
This report describes information on existing heat indexes and studies, an initial set of basic maps based on census data, assessing the availability of additional relevant data sources, and proposing a set of additional maps and data sources, as well as a strategy for indexing health vulnerability.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Deaths Attributed to Heat, Cold, and Other Weather Events in the United States, 2006-2010
Objectives – This report examines heat-related mortality, cold-related mortality, and other weather-related mortality during 2006-2010 among subgroups of U.S. residents.Methods- Weather-related death rates for demographic and area-based subgroups were computed using death certificate information. Adjusted odds ratios for ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Daily average temperature and mortality among the elderly: a meta-analysis and systematic review of epidemiological evidence
The impact of climate change on the health of vulnerable groups such as the elderly has been of increasing concern. However, to date there has been no meta-analysis of current literature relating to the effects of temperature fluctuations upon mortality amongst the elderly. We synthesised risk estimates of the overall impact of daily ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Keep children cool! Protect Your Child 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 heatThis brochure is specifically for caretakers of children.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Defining indoor heat thresholds for health in the UK
INTRODUCTION: It has been recognised that as outdoor ambient temperatures increase past a particular threshold, so do mortality/morbidity rates. However, similar thresholds for indoor temperatures have not yet been identified. Due to a warming climate, the non-sustainability of air conditioning as a solution, and the desire for more ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Effects of heat stress on working populations when facing climate change
It is accepted that the earth’s climate is changing in an accelerating pace, with already documented implications for human health and the environment. This literature review provides an overview of existing research findings about the effects of heat stress on the working population in relation to climate change. In the light ...