Blum Center Program: Climate Change and Health Series – An Overview of Heat-Related Illness in a Climate-Changing World

In this Massachusetts General Hospital Blum Center presentation from July 18, 2022, Suellen Breakey, PhD, RN, and Patrice Nicholas, DNSc, DHL (Hon), MPH, MS, RN, NP-C, FAAN, provide an overview of heat-related illness in our climate-changing world. They review the impact of extreme heat, risk factors, signs and symptoms, treatment options, and ways to prevent a heat-related illness. People at higher risk for heat-related illness including pregnant people, older adults, children, and people of color are also discussed.

The Climate Change and Health Series is a collaboration among the Maxwell & Eleanor Blum Patient and Family Learning Center, the Mass General Center for the Environment and Health, and the MGH Institute of Health Professions Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health.