As summer approaches, the CDC is issuing a warning to protect yourself during extreme heat.
According to the CDC, heat-related emergency department visits spiked in the United States between May and September of 2023. Males, especially those between 18 and 64 years old, experienced heat-related illnesses more than women.
Heat waves affect everyone, but children, adults with underlying health conditions, pregnant women, and outdoor workers are more sensitive to the heat.
The George Washington University has experts available to discuss this warning. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, [email protected].
Susan Anenberg, is the director of the GW Climate & Health Institute, and professor and chair of the department of environmental and occupational health at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. Anenberg’s research focuses on the health implications of climate change. She can talk about how climate change is driving extreme heat and the health consequences.
Mary Barron is an associate professor of exercise and nutrition sciences at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. An expert on sport-related youth injuries, she is available to discuss ways to mitigate heat illness during exercise.
Adriana Glenn is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing at GW. She can discuss how extreme heat can impact people – directly and indirectly – and how it can aggravate conditions in those individuals who are very young, older, and with chronic illnesses.
Neelu Tummala, is a clinical assistant professor of surgery at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is also the co-director for the Climate Health Institute at GW with a special interest in the effects of climate change on population health.
-GW-