Preventing Heat-Related Illness among Outdoor Workers — Opportunities for Clinicians and Policymakers

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 389; no. 14; pp. 1253 - 1256
• Main Authors: Sokas, Rosemary K., Senay, Emily
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Massachusetts Medical Society 05.10.2023
• Subjects: Advocacy; and Inclusion; Climate Change; Climate Change General; Diversity; Emergency Medicine; Emergency Medicine General; Emission standards; Emissions; Employers; Equity; Ethnicity; Fatalities; Greenhouse gases; Health Law; Health Policy; Heat; Heatstroke; Humidity; Illnesses; Injuries; Mortality; Occupational safety; Outdoors; Public Health; Public Health General; Race; Risk factors; Safety standards; Temperature; Workers; United States > US; Health Policy; Public Health; Medical Ethics and Human Rights

Efforts to implement heat-safety protections for workers are falling short. Given these gaps, clinicians can help support their patients who may be at risk for heat-related illness.