Individual Author(s) / Organizational Author
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Date
October 2024
Abstract / Description
Heat-related illnesses are common, yet preventable on hot days. Children and pregnant women need to take extra precautions to avoid overheating on days of extreme heat. Dehydration, heat stroke, and other heat illnesses may affect a child or pregnant woman more severely than the average adult. (website introduction)
Artifact Type
Application
Reference Type
Website
Priority Population
Children and youth
Topic Area
Social/Structural Determinants
Social/Structural Determinants » Environment/Context