The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Climate Change and Health Equity and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a mapping tool that tracks emergency medical service responses to people experiencing heat-related emergencies to help communities prioritize heat mitigation strategies.  
  
“Heat is the most lethal of all types of extreme weather and heat exposure is worsening with increasing global warming,” said OCCHE Acting Director John Balbus. “But existing data on heat-related deaths don’t shed light on where people actually fall ill. This new dashboard makes it possible to see where the needs are greatest, plan for the future, and save lives.” 

Related News Articles

Headline
Health Services Research, the flagship publication of AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust, Nov. 28 released with support from the Agency for…
Headline
States interested in participating in Cohort 1 or 2 of the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development Model may apply until 3 p.m. on…
Blog
I came to Washington, D.C., from Dayton, Ohio in Feb. 2020 to serve as the chief executive officer of Howard University Hospital (HUH). Keep in mind, this…
Headline
AHA and the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity Nov. 16 released the first of its five-part DEI Data Insights series, which highlights results from its…
Blog
The statistics around Black maternal health in the U.S. remain grim. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that Black women are two-to-…
Headline
The AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity Oct. 24 launched the Equity Transformation Partner program to connect AHA members with practitioners and…