Evaluation of a Heat Vulnerability Index on Abnormally Hot Days: An Environmental Public Health Tracking Study | Zendy

Colleen E. Reid | Zendy; Jennifer Mann | Zendy; Ruth Alfasso | Zendy; Paul English | Zendy; Galatea King | Zendy; Rebecca A. Lincoln | Zendy; Helene G. Margolis | Zendy; Dan J. Rubado | Zendy; Joseph E. Sabato | Zendy; Nancy L. West | Zendy; Brian Woods | Zendy; Kathleen M. Navarro | Zendy; John R. Balmes | Zendy

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Evaluation of a Heat Vulnerability Index on Abnormally Hot Days: An Environmental Public Health Tracking Study

Author(s) -

Colleen E. Reid,

Jennifer Mann,

Ruth Alfasso,

Paul English,

Galatea King,

Rebecca A. Lincoln,

Helene G. Margolis,

Dan J. Rubado,

Joseph E. Sabato,

Nancy L. West,

Brian Woods,

Kathleen M. Navarro,

John R. Balmes

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1103766

Subject(s) - index (typography) , public health , environmental health , vulnerability (computing) , tracking (education) , heat stress , medicine , environmental science , computer science , biology , pathology , psychology , zoology , computer security , pedagogy , world wide web

Extreme hot weather conditions have been associated with increased morbidity and mortality, but risks are not evenly distributed throughout the population. Previously, a heat vulnerability index (HVI) was created to geographically locate populations with increased vulnerability to heat in metropolitan areas throughout the United States.

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