Extreme hot weather conditions have been associated with increased morbidity and mortality, but risks are not evenly distributed throughout the population. Previously, a heat vulnerability index (HVI) was created to geographically locate populations with increased vulnerability to heat in metropolitan areas throughout the United States. The authors sought to determine whether areas with higher heat vulnerability, as characterized by the HVI, experienced higher rates of morbidity and mortality on abnormally hot days.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/evaluation-heat-vulnerability-index-abnormally-hot-days-environmental-public-health
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/colleen-e-reid
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jennifer-k-mann
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ruth-alfasso-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heat-waves
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
