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Cold weather presents a number of risks to health. Information and guidance has been produced to help professionals and the public understand the risks and take action to protect health.
This guidance is for healthcare professionals working in community, care home or hospital environments, including those working in managerial and in patient-facing roles.
The 2023 Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report provides an analysis of how climate change makes extreme weather events such as cold, more intense and variable.
This guidance is for those providing services and support to people sleeping rough, including local authority teams and non-governmental organisations such as those providing temporary accommodation or street-based support.
This guidance has been produced in collaboration with the Department for Education (DfE) for those who work in, or manage, schools or early years settings.
This slide deck raises awareness of the health impacts of cold weather so that organisations with responsibility for protecting health can take action.
This guidance is for managers working in the social care sector on how to reduce the risks of cold weather to the health and wellbeing of care recipients.
Cold Weather Payment - what you'll get, eligibility and how to find out if your area is due a payment.
Information and guidance for range of professionals on how to protect population groups most at risk from the health impacts of cold weather.
This Cold-Health Alert (CHA) action card details the suggested actions that providers of health or social care should consider to prepare for and respond to each type of CHA.
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