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Extreme Heat

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Type
Climate Education
Disaster Resources
Year Published
2021
Organization
Oregon Health Authority (OHA)
Description

Heat-related deaths and illness are preventable, yet annually many people succumb to extreme heat. An important goal of this web site is to provide easily accessible resources for members of the public, local health departments and other organizations, assisting ongoing outreach efforts to those most vulnerable to extreme heat events.

Geography
Oregon
Northwest
Website
https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREPAREDNESS/PREPARE/Pages/PrepareforExtremeHeat…
Contact Information
E-mail: Health.Security@dhsoha.state.or.us,
Phone: 971-673-1315,
FAX: 971-673-1309,
TTY: 711,
Address
Health Security, Preparedness and Response (HSPR)
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 465-B
Portland, OR 97232

The Tribal Climate Change Guide is supported through partnerships between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Tribal Program.
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