Affecting health directly : extreme heat

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• Alternative Title:
  Health harm cards : climate's effect on health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.)
• Description:
  CDC Health Harms Postcards ; Higher heat, increased humidity, and longer and more frequent heat waves can lead to dehydration and heat stroke. ; Most at Risk: Outdoor workers, athletes participating in outdoor sports, people in cities, people without air conditioning, people with chronic diseases, pregnant women,older adults, and young children. ; CLIMATE-READY AND CITIES INITIATIVE ; Communities are developing a coordinated response to health risks by using CDC's Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) framework, a five-step process for climate adaptation. ; cdc.gov/climateandhealth ; Publication date from document properties. ; CDC-HealthHarmCards-508.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Climate Change
  • Health Planning
  • Public Health Practice
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  16 unnumbered pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76536/cdc_76536_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.15 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4f3bac9c0827be996c712da67d66796844c2343d0975f2051049146e71b0d0c5eba1571318fd87c0c6c0be6d947d31f4dcf905a072030899f1f68280695b1499