[Facilitator

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Heat Health in Detroit A Workshop for
Community Leaders

• Facilitators Name Date
• Facilitators Affiliation
  Facilitators Email Address

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Sample Agenda

• 900 Welcome, introductions
• 915 Who is vulnerable?
• 940 Designing strategies messages to prevent
  heat illness
• 1025 Local projections
• 1035 Local resources next steps
• 1045 Wrap-up evaluation
• 1100 Conclude

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Quiz

• Of all natural disasters, the leading cause of
  death in the U.S. is
• Heat waves
• Floods
• Tornadoes
• Earthquakes

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Quiz

• Approximately how many people died in the 2003
  European heat wave?
• lt 100
• 10,000
• 70,000
• gt 150,000

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Quiz

• According to the National Weather Service, the
  official definition of a heat wave is
• A period of abnormally and uncomfortably hot and
  unusually humid weather. Typically a heat wave
  lasts two or more days.
• A period of three days with a heat index above 90
  degrees Fahrenheit
• A period of three days with a temperature is
  above 90 degrees Fahrenheit
• There is no standard definition of a heat wave

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Quiz

• Heat health warning systems are used to determine
  when a heat advisory or warning should be
  declared. Which factor is NOT considered in this
  decision?
• a. Temperature
• b. Humidity
• c. Number of predicted deaths
• d. Cloud cover
• e. Number of previous heat warnings in last month

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Quiz

• On average, approximately how many days does
  Michigan experience every year that are
  considered excessive heat events?
• None
• 2-3
• 8-10
• 12-15

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Everyone is vulnerable.
Everyone is vulnerable to health effects of heat.

• Community
• Social cohesion or isolation
• Lack of mobility
• Access to air-conditioned environments
• Housing characteristics (e.g., living on top
  floor, little ventilation)
• Urban heat islands

• Individual
• Elderly
• Young children
• Chronically ill
• Cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases,
  renal disease, diabetes, and neurological
  disorders
• Those taking various medications (e.g.,
  diuretics)
• Alcohol consumption
• Socio-economic deprivation

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Extreme heat events can cause

• Heat tetany (hyperventilation)
• Heat rash
• Heat cramps
• Heat exhaustion
• Heat edema (swelling)
• Heat syncope (fainting)
• Heat/sun stroke
• Death

Image Source http//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14132266
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Broken Weather Records in 2011
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Local Projections for Heat Health

• By 2100 in Michigan
• There are likely to be 30-50 days each year
  exceeding 90F
• Temperatures are expected to rise
• 6-10 F in winter
  7-13 F in summer

By 2100, summer climate will likely resemble
Arkansas.
By 2030, summer climate will likely resemble Ohio.
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Local Resources for Heat Health

• Cooling centers
• Block captain programs
• Utility assistance (DTE, THAW)
• Weatherization programs (WARM)
• Para transit through DDOT
• Ongoing programming at senior and recreation
  centers

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What should we be doing to prevent this

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vlCWJsgeFUe4

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Acknowledgements
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For further information about climate change and
health, please contact
  Dominic Smith, Michigan Department of Community
Health smithD82_at_michigan.gov   Natalie Sampson,
School of Public Health, University of Michigan
nsampson_at_umich.edu