Extreme Heat
Management
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U of A-led taskforce leads effort to raise awareness of how medications may increase risk of heat-related illnesses
U of A faculty members, in partnership with the ADHS and PCHD, developed materials to educate medical professionals about how extreme heat may impact patients on certain medications.
New federally funded center will rely on UArizona expertise to help communities manage extreme heat
The new Center for Heat Resilient Communities will rely on University of Arizona research and scholarship to help communities across the U.S. create policies and take action to mitigate and manage extreme heat.
Cities are heating up. Urban planners should prepare, UArizona researcher says
In the face of increasingly persistent and prevalent extreme heat, U of A Assistant Professor Ladd Keith co-authored an American Planning Association report giving planners a set of principles and guidelines to equitably address extreme heat in their communities.
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UArizona experts are thought leaders spanning disciplines who are at the forefront of tackling heat challenges. Across architecture and city planning, public health, policy, environmental science, and more, our researchers are generating knowledge and developing solutions to create heat solutions for all.
Interdisciplinary programs developing
Heat solutions
Heat Resilience Initiative
Addressing the global challenge of extreme heat.
The Heat Resilience Initiative addresses the global challenge of extreme heat through research, education, and engagement. The initiative supports and leverages heat research efforts across departments and disciplines at the University of Arizona.
Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health
Empowering communities in dry regions to adapt to the health risks of climate change and to build health equity.
The Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health (SCORCH) supports cross-disciplinary researchers and community partners as they plan and implement programs that help underserved communities in hot and dry geographic regions adapt to climate-driven health threats.
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