To learn best practices for preparing and responding to dangerously hot summer weather, visit the new Extreme Heat Events and Health page from the National Library of Medicine. This resource page includes links to information from the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, Army Medical Department, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and many more. Some multi-language links are included to materials in Spanish,
French, and Russian.
Topics covered on this page include:
Health issues and extreme heat
Preparedness and response
Worker and responder safety
Specific populations (children)
Health resources for the public
Multi-language resources
Animals and extreme heat