Session 5 Novel Assessment of Heat Exposure and Risk

Tuesday, 14 January 2025: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
214 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 16th Conference on Environment and Health
Chair:
Lena Easton-Calabria, RAND; University of Oxford
Cochairs:
Jaime Madrigano and Shubhayu Saha, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Climate and Health Program, Chamblee, GA

As the planet warms, there is a pressing need to more accurately quantify extreme heat and its impacts on humans. This session features novel methods of assessing heat exposure and risks to human health. We explore both a range of spatial scales--from the human body, to the home, to the globe--and a range of approaches, including public health, physiology, and epidemiology.

Papers:
8:30 AM
5.1
HeatRisk: The Intersection of Heat Forecasts and Health
Kimberly G. McMahon, NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Staudenmaier Jr., A. Vaidyanathan, and J. Lee

8:45 AM
5.2
Thermoregulation Models for Assessing Heat Stress in Extreme Conditions
Ankit Joshi, Arizona State University, TEMPE, AZ; and K. Rykaczewski

9:00 AM
5.3
A Global Assessment of Humid Heat Limitations on Livability
Luke Parsons, The Nature Conservancy, Salt Lake City, UT; and P. Kalmus

9:15 AM
5.4
Sociodemographic Determinants of Extreme Heat and Ozone Risk Among Older Adults in 3 Sun Belt Cities
Peter J Crank, PhD, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; and C. R. O'Lenick, A. Baniassadi, D. J. Sailor, O. Wilhelmi, and M. Hayden

9:30 AM
5.5
Climate Change and the Indoor Thermal Environment: Implications for Public Health Policy
Lena Easton-Calabria, RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA; University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; and R. Chari, T. Ruder, J. K. Drapkin, C. Reed, J. Mychal, J. Scazzosi, B. Vant-Hull, and J. Madrigano

9:45 AM
5.6
Heatstroke Deaths of Children in Vehicles
Jan Null, San Jose State University Dept. of Meteorology & Climate Sciences, Half Moon Bay, CA

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