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Tools & Information Explore our collection of heat health tools and products from across our partner agencies. Tools in this section can help you and your community prepare for heat events and learn more about your risk to extreme heat. Climate and Health Outlook Climate Prediction Center Probabilistic Extremes Forecast Heat & Health Tracker National Risk Index (FEMA) LIHEAP and Extreme Heat OSHA NIOSH Heat Safety Tool Protecting Outdoor Workers From Heat Illness SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) NOAA Storm Events Database NOAA's Climate at a Glance-Global Climate Prediction Center - International Desks EMS HeatTracker ClimaWATCH (Climate and Weather Analytics, Trends and Community Health) Tool The Climate and Health Outlook Portal Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) for Heat LIHEAP Data Warehouse US Forest Service i-Tree Research Suite Pediatric Heatstroke CDC HeatRisk Dashboard HUD Extreme Heat Quick Guide The Climate and Health Outlook is a monthly newsletter produced by HHS that uses climate-related hazard forecasts (wildfire, extreme heat, drought, hurricane, etc.) from across the government to inform health professionals and the public on how our health may be affected in the coming months by climate events and provide resources to take proactive action. The Week-2 global probabilistic extremes forecast tool, or GEFS Reforecast Tool, is a model guidance tool that applies statistical adjustments to raw Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) model forecasts. Extreme heat events have long threatened public health in the United States. The CDC Heat & Health Tracker provides local heat and health information so communities can better prepare for and respond to extreme heat events. Use the tool to explore how extreme heat affects your county, populations who are at risk, and response resources. The National Risk Index is an online mapping application from FEMA that identifies communities most at risk to 18 natural hazards. This application visualizes natural hazard risk metrics and includes data about expected annual losses from natural hazards, social vulnerability and community resilience. This dashboard from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS), Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Community Services (OCS) provides data visualizations on extreme heat days over time, extreme health related hospitalizations, and the impact LIHEAP has on reducing energy burden and more. The OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool is a useful resource for planning outdoor work activities based on how hot it feels throughout the day. Featuring real-time heat index and hourly forecasts, specific to your location, as well as occupational safety and health recommendations from OSHA and NIOSH. Information in this Web app can help outdoor workers and their supervisors understand heat hazards to keep workers safe and productive, and even save lives. The DDH provides 24/7 crisis counseling and emotional support for anyone in the U.S./territories experiencing distress or other mental health concerns related to disaster, including heat events. DDH Counselors are equipped to: assess the immediate level of behavioral health distress that callers/texters may face in relation to heat; encourage them to follow up with a healthcare provider; direct them to contact CDC's hotline for information on heat and physical health; and access local emergency services if an imminent health threat related to heat may be present. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information Storm Events Database has historical information on the impacts of past heat events. The global tool provides near real-time analysis of monthly and annual temperatures for the globe and is intended for the study of climate variability and change. The interactive mapping tool allows analysis of the spatial patterns of global temperature anomalies and regional temperature analysis. International weather and climate information provided by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center's International Desk. The EMS HeatTracker maps emergency medical services (EMS) responses to heat-related illness across the country to help local decision makers and communities prioritize life-saving resources and interventions. Updated weekly, the EMS HeatTracker shows rates of heat-related illness for the prior rolling 30- and 14-day periods at both the county and jurisdiction (all 50 U.S. States, Puerto Rico, and D.C.) levels. ClimaWATCH (Climate and Weather Analytics, Trends and Community Health) tool from Mathematica facilitates community heat vulnerability assessments. The dynamic dashboard tool provides statistics and visualizations to (1) identify communities hardest hit by heatwaves; (2) assess which are most vulnerable to them based on demographic, social, environmental, and infrastructural features; and (3) quantify excess health service use and spending attributable to heatwaves. The Climate and Health Outlook Portal features interactive maps showing county-level extreme heat, wildfire, and drought forecasts for the current month, along with county-level data on individual risk factors that may make people more disproportionately impacted by the negative health outcomes from these climate hazards. While the standard Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) measures the social vulnerability that inhibits community resilience, the experimental CRE for Heat measures social vulnerability specifically in the context of extreme heat exposure. In collaboration with Arizona State University’s Knowledge Exchange for Resilience, the 2019 CRE for Heat are produced using information on individuals and households from the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) and the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program (PEP). The LIHEAP Data Warehouse allows users to access historic national and state-level LIHEAP data to build instant reports, tables, and charts. Users can access data through three different options: the Grantee Profiles tool, Standard Reports tool, and Custom Reports tool. The i-Tree Research Suite offers peer-reviewed models to analyze the benefits of trees and other landscape attributes and assist in forest advocacy and ecosystem health. This tool can be used to map the urban heat island effect, manage urban forests, assist with tree cover, and more. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) web-based Heatstroke Prevention toolkit provides communication materials for communities to increase awareness and provide tips for parents, caregivers, schools and traffic safety advocates to prevent hot car deaths. CDC’s HeatRisk Dashboard is designed for the general public. It allows people to access important heat and health information in an easy-to-use, intuitive, mobile-friendly interface. Pulling in data from the HeatRisk Forecast Tool, in the Dashboard people can enter their zip code and get personalized heat forecast information for their location alongside protective actions to take. The Extreme Heat Quick Guide provides HUD grantees and community partners with the necessary steps to evaluate their community’s vulnerability, plan for extreme heat events, and implement local mitigation strategies to enhance resilience. The guide also recommends additional resources from HUD and other federal partners to help plan for extreme heat, including identifying additional funding opportunities.. Heat and Health Index HeatRisk Tool LIHEAP Cooling Season Toolkit Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Climate Change and Human Health Glossary Disaster Research Response (DR2) Resources Portal The Heat and Health Index (HHI) is a national tool that incorporates historical temperature, heat-related illness, and community characteristics data at the ZIP code level to identify areas most likely to experience negative health outcomes from heat and help communities prepare for heat in a changing climate. Each ZIP code has a single ranking for the overall HHI and rankings for individual components so that users can make informed decisions to prepare for and prevent the negative health impacts from heat in their communities. The experimental National Weather Service (NWS) HeatRisk is a color-numeric-based index that provides a forecast of the potential level of risk for heat-related impacts to occur over a 24-hour period. That level of risk is illustrated by a color/number along with identifying the groups potentially most at risk at that level. Each HeatRisk level is also accompanied by recommendations for heat protection and can serve as a useful tool for planning for upcoming heat and its associated potential risk. Based on the NWS high resolution national gridded forecast database, a daily HeatRisk value is calculated for each location from the current date through seven days in the future. This landing page contains resources intended to help OCS grant recipients and stakeholders ensure that available funding reaches households that need assistance with their cooling costs this summer. On this page you will find a variety of outreach materials in multiple languages, including short videos, a social media toolkit, outreach fliers, and fact sheets designed to help keep families safe and cool during heat events. The Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is integrated, curated bibliographic database of global peer-reviewed research and gray literature on the science of climate impacts on human health. The portal has several sample searches on extreme heat as well as relevant filters to help users find information on extreme heat. . The Climate Change and Human Health Glossary from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) defines and explains terms used to describe the science of climate change and its impacts on human health. The glossary includes several terms related to heat and heat-related impacts, such as