Extreme heat events: Related resources
On this page
- Important information about the environment and your health
- How to prepare for the heat
- Information for health care providers and industry
Important information about the environment and your health
- Climate change and health
- First aid advice for sunburn and heat illness
- Air Quality Health Index
- The ultraviolet index and your local forecast
- Sun safety basics
- Smog: Causes and effects
- Health effects of ultraviolet radiation
- Heat-related morbidity and mortality in Canada
How to prepare for the heat
- Environment Canada - Weatheroffice
- Seniors: It's much too hot! Protect yourself from extreme heat
- Parents: Keep children cool! Protect your child from extreme heat
- Athletes: You're active in the heat. You're at risk! Protect yourself from extreme heat
- Three ways to protect you and your loved ones during an extreme heat event
- Staying healthy in the heat [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Staying healthy in the heat [VIDEO]
- Wildfire smoke 101: Combined wildfire smoke and heat
Information for health care providers and industry
- Acute Care During Extreme Heat: Recommendations and Information for Health Care Workers
- Adapting to Extreme Heat Events: Guidelines for Assessing Health Vulnerability
- Community Care During Extreme Heat: Heat Illness: Prevention and Preliminary Care
- Health Facilities Preparation for Extreme Heat: Recommendations for Retirement and Care Facility Managers
- Communicating the Health Risks of Extreme Heat Events: Toolkit for Public Health and Emergency Management Officials
- Extreme heat and human health: For pharmacists and pharmacist technicians