Heat Related Illness Safety - Resources for Clinicians
July is Heat Related Illness Safety Awareness Month.
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Hot Car Fact Sheets
This website provides fact sheets on hot cars to raise awareness about the dangers of leaving children in vehicles.

Climate and Health Videos
The five short videos from the CDC are in a series on How Climate Affects Community Health present the challenges of climate-related changes.

Heat Waves and Human Health
This report examines efforts to better understand and manage the risks of extreme heat on human well-being, including the public health burden heat poses, and the direct and indirect impacts of heat waves.

Extreme Heat Events: Lessons from Seattle’s Record Breaking Summers
This document provides guidance from healthcare stakeholders who shared lessons learned during the heat dome event in 2021 informed a response to the heat wave in the summer of 2022.

(NCTSN) Trauma Types: Disasters
This resource provides information on natural disasters, including Extreme Heat Resources, and how they impact children and their families.

Teen Prep Kit: Emergency Planning
This minute and a half video emphasizes the importance of emergency planning to prepare for and respond to hazards effectively, including heat waves.

Hot Car Fact Sheets
This website provides fact sheets on hot cars to raise awareness about the dangers of leaving children in vehicles.

Climate and Health Videos
The five short videos from the CDC are in a series on How Climate Affects Community Health present the challenges of climate-related changes.

Heat Waves and Human Health
This report examines efforts to better understand and manage the risks of extreme heat on human well-being, including the public health burden heat poses, and the direct and indirect impacts of heat waves.

Extreme Heat Events: Lessons from Seattle’s Record Breaking Summers
This document provides guidance from healthcare stakeholders who shared lessons learned during the heat dome event in 2021 informed a response to the heat wave in the summer of 2022.

(NCTSN) Trauma Types: Disasters
This resource provides information on natural disasters, including Extreme Heat Resources, and how they impact children and their families.

Teen Prep Kit: Emergency Planning
This minute and a half video emphasizes the importance of emergency planning to prepare for and respond to hazards effectively, including heat waves.