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Main Title Excessive heat events guidebook /
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Atmospheric Programs. ;Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA. ;Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.
Publisher United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Atmospheric Programs,
Year Published 2006
Report Number EPA 430-B-06-005
Stock Number PB2006-114742
OCLC Number 70151357
Subjects Heat waves (Meteorology)--Government policy--United States ; Heat stroke--United States ; Heat exhaustion--United States ; Medical policy ; Extreme Heat ; Health Policy ; Heat Stress Disorders ; Extreme Heat--United States ; Health Policy--United States ; Heat Stress Disorders--United States ; High temperatures ; Heat--Physiological effect
Additional Subjects Excessive heat events ; Health impacts ; Criteria ; Guidance ; Health officials ; Public safety officials ; Response actions ; Notification ; Forecasting ; Excessive Heat Events (EHEs)
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS72324
https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=900N0K00.PDF
https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS72324
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified		 Checkout
Status
EJBD  EPA 430-B-06-005 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 06/22/2006
EJDD  EPA 430/B-06-005 Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD 10/04/2010
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 430-B-06-005 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
NTIS  PB2006-114742 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 52 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm
Abstract
This guidebook has two basic goals: first, to provide local health and public safety officials with the information they need to develop Excessive Heat Events (EHE) criteria and evaluate the potential health impacts of EHEs, and second, to offer a menu of EHE notification and response actions to be considered.
Notes
"EPA 430-b-06-005." "June 2006." Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-48).
Contents Notes
Overview -- EHE health impacts and risk sources -- Summary of current EHE notification and response programs -- Recommendations for EHE notification and response programs.