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Heat Illness
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Latest News
- Latest News
- U.S. Cities Embrace New Heat Alarm System (05/27/2005, United Press International)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Extreme Heat (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
- Frequently Asked Questions for Extreme Heat (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
(National Center for Farmworker Health)Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety (National Center for Environmental Health)
Also available in: Spanish - Extreme Heat: Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Heat Cramps (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Heat Exhaustion (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Heat Stroke (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Dehydration (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Heat Index (National Weather Service)
Organizations
- Organizations
- National Center for Environmental Health
Also available in: Spanish - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Also available in: Spanish - National Institute on Aging
Children
- Children
- Heat Illness (Nemours Foundation)
- High Temperatures Could Mean Tragedy for a Child Left in a Car (Nemours Foundation)
- Parents' and Coaches' Guide to Dehydration and Other Heat Illnesses in Children (National Athletic Trainers' Association) - Links to PDF
Teenagers
- Teenagers
- Dehydration (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Young Athletes and Hot Practices (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Seniors
- Seniors
- Heat Stress in the Elderly (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Hyperthermia: Too Hot for Your Health (National Institute on Aging)
Also available in: Spanish - It's Too Darn Hot - Planning for Excessive Heat Events
(Environmental Protection Agency) - Links to PDF