Durham releases new report, Assessing the Impact of Extreme Heat Extreme Heat and Health

To help learn, prepare for, and act against climate change, Durham Region Health Department has released the report, Assessing the Impact of Extreme Heat as part of the series Climate Change and Health in Durham Region. This vulnerability assessment explores current and future local health impacts of extreme heat.

We hope you will read and share this report to help our communities to learn, prepare for and act against climate change.

This report is part of the Climate Change and Health in Durham Region series. More reports will be released as they are ready, focusing on extreme heat, solar ultraviolet radiation, vector-borne disease, poor air quality, extreme weather, and food and water impacts. View the reports and climate change primer at durham.ca/ClimateAndHealth.