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The Population Health Impacts of Heat

Summary

This report summarises some of the key learning points from the first two years of heat health surveillance undertaken by the Department of Health in Victoria. It draws on surveillance information obtained from a range of different sources and attempts to answer questions about periods of extreme heat and associated health impacts to support heatwave planning around the state.

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Owner:
Healthy Environments Team,
Enviromental Health,
Chief Health Officer and Health Protection,
Wellbeing, Integrated Care and Ageing,
Department of Health
50 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Telephone: (61 3) 9096 9000