Heatwaves and Health: community-based health resilience in a warming world
With global temperatures soaring to unprecedented levels, the world is facing a critical moment to safeguard public health in the face of extreme heat. Heat is now the number one weather-related killer in the U.S., and the need for innovative, long-term solutions has never been more urgent, particularly in communities that are already vulnerable. A multi-sector approach – including healthcare, governments, NGOs and business – is essential to ensure community-based healthcare adaptation and resilience.
Key questions to be addressed will include the following:
- What are the health threats of extreme heat and what is needed to support adaptation, resilience and care?
- What approaches are communities taking to plan for and protect people when temperatures rise?
- How can healthcare providers, government officials and businesses help in designing and making adaptation strategies accessible, especially to the most vulnerable?
This session is hosted by Johnson & Johnson.