Extreme Heat: Health Information Guide
Overview
- Extreme Heat
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 - Extreme Heat
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Protecting health from climate change
World Health Organization
Information by Topic Area
The searches below find resources from two National Library of Medicine databases:
- Disaster Lit®: links to disaster medicine and public health documents for a professional audience, available on the internet at no cost. Includes expert guidelines, research reports, conference proceedings, training classes, fact sheets, websites, databases, and more.
- PubMed: more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. May include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Click on the searches below, or go directly to the databases and develop your own searches.
General Health-Related Information
Disaster Lit
Worker and Responder Safety
Disaster Lit
Preparedness and Response
Disaster Lit
Extreme Heat Events and Disease
Disaster Lit
Climate Change
Disaster Lit
Coping
Disaster Lit
Multilingual Resources
- Chaleur accablante et santé humaine (Extreme Heat and Human Health)
Health Canada - Guidance on Water Supply and Sanitation in Extreme Weather Events
Also available in Russian (PDF, 3.3 MB).
World Health Organization - Heat–health Action Plans
Available in Russian (PDF, 2.8 MB).
World Health Organization - La Campaña de 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 - Protección de los Trabajadores contra las Enfermedades por Calor (Protecting Workers from Heat Illness)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Uso del Índice de Calor: Una Guía para los Empleadores (Using the Heat Index: A Guide for Employers)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Resources for the General Public
Health information for the general public about hazards, emergencies, and disasters is available in MedlinePlus from the National Library of Medicine. MedlinePlus resources are also available in Spanish.