Safeguarding Health from Extreme Heat Across the Human Lifespan

Learn essential safety measures to protect yourself and others during extreme heat events in this research conference presentation. Discover how summer conditions traditionally classified as "extreme" are set to become the new normal by the next decade, as Dr. Ollie Jay explores the critical public health challenge that extreme heat poses across all stages of human life. Understand why mitigating the health effects of extreme heat has been declared "The public health challenge for the 21st century" and examine the UN's formal recognition of heat as a leading component of the health emergency that climate change poses to humans. Gain insights from cutting-edge research on thermal ergonomics and heat-health relationships, with practical applications for safeguarding health across the human lifespan during increasingly frequent and severe heat events.