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Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
This page advises social care managers on how to reduce the risks of hot weather to the health of people they provide care for.
Health advice for those planning events and mass gatherings during periods of hot weather in England.
This guidance provides advice for everyone on how to stay safe during hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.
A guide to the major publications related to excess deaths in the UK, who produces them and links to the methods and analysis.
This Heat-Health Alert action card summarises the suggested actions that the voluntary and community sector should consider at each Heat-Health Alert level.
The latest heat-health alert (HHA) issued by UKHSA and the Met Office for all regions of England.
Heat presents a number of risks to health. Information and guidance to help understand the risks of heat and consider actions to protect health.
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