Extreme heat kills over 700 people annually and has been the greatest weather-related cause of death in the United States over the last 30 years according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). On July 26, 2022, the current federal administration launched a new website to aid employers and decision makers in assessing the health risks of extreme heat. Heat.gov was launched through the interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) and it provides a one-stop resource for national heat and health data.

Heat.gov provides decision makers with valuable tools to make decisions based on real-time and forecasted data. The website provides information on Climate and Health outlooks, Vulnerability mapping, National Risk Indexes, and many more. There is also a Heat Safety Tool app provided by OSHA and NIOSH to aid in outdoor activity planning. For more information regarding the app, click here.