What to know
April 16 - 18, 2024 — The 3rd Annual NIHHIS National Meeting brought together multiple stakeholders (federal agencies, state and local government, private and public partners, community leaders) to discuss heat and health with the goal of reducing risk on multiple timescales and geographic scales. This meeting focused on engaging communities and developing a shared vision for community heat resilience. The three themes of the meeting included: Defining the Problem of Heat; Personal Exposure to Heat; and Community Action and Response to Heat.
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Who Should Come to the NIHHIS National Meeting?
The NIHHIS National Meeting is open to anyone who is working to address the health impacts of extreme heat. This includes, but is not limited to, federal agencies who are part of NIHHIS and the White House Interagency Working Group on Extreme Heat, state and local governments and organizations (esp. Chief Resilience Officers, city planners, public health officials), Tribal officials, community-based organizations, cities that are part of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) mapping campaigns, international partners, private and public sector NIHHIS partners, organizations that support NIHHIS legislation, and heat and health researchers and academics.
Disclaimer
The content and conclusions in these presentations are those of the authors and presenters and do not necessarily represent the views of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Day one - april 16, 2024
Defining the Heat Problem
Presentation Topics
- Welcome and Opening Remarks from NIHHIS Agency Leadership
- Remarks from Congressionals
- Overview of the Problem
- Heat and Infrastructure Impacts
- Federal Roundtable
- Keynote Address: Jeff Goodell, Author of The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
Content Source:
National Center for Environmental Health