Heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. Heat also impacts how our bodies function when we are exposed to extremely high environmental temperatures. The medications we take can also increase our risk to developing heat related illness by influencing how our body responds to heat. In partnership with the Arizona Department of Health Services, SCORCH has convened a Heat and Medications Taskforce to build awareness of this issue among the broad health care provider community and the public.
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Preventing & Recognizing Heat-Related Illness Flyer [English; Spanish; English (text only); Spanish (soló texto)] and Postcards (English; Spanish). These resources were developed by the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), and SCORCH to share safety tips for preventing health-related illness, increase awareness of the signs and symptoms of heat-related illness, and caution the public about potentially dangerous interactions between heat exposure and medications. All feature a QR code for locating a nearby Arizona cooling center and/or hydration station.
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Don't Overheat: Know Your Medications Information Sheet for Individuals Certain medications can increase a person’s sensitivity to heat. Heat can intensify the side effects of certain medications by putting stress on the body's natural cooling processes. This resource in English and Spanish provides information on the signs and symptoms of heat illness and shares heat-related illness prevention strategies. The second page is a consolidated list of medications that may increase sensitivity to heat. It is important to talk to your health care provider about how medications may affect you and if you need to take extra precautions.
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Did you know? (English) and ¿Sabias que? (Español) – Heat and Medications Infographics Plain language infographics relay that taking certain medications can increase the risk of developing heat related illness during the extreme heat season, offer tips to decrease those risks, and provide guidance to reach out to a clinician, pharmacist, or the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center for questions about medications and extreme heat. Content for these plain language infographics was developed by the Arizona Heat and Medications Task Force and designed by the Arizona Department of Health Services for the purpose of building community awareness about this serious issue. |
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University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Mona Arora, PhD (Lead) Assistant Research Professor, Multiple Principal Investigator for SCORCH, Community Engagement Core Lead
Kacey Ernst, PhD, Professor & Department Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Multiple Principal Investigator for SCORCH
Bridget Murphy, DBH, MEd Assistant Research Professor, (Center for Rural Health)
Arizona Department of Health Services
Jennifer Botsford, Bureau Chief, Resiliency and the Environment
Eugene Livar, MD, Chief Heat Officer
Pima County Health Department
Amanda Anderson, MPH, RS, Emergency Mitigation and Preparedness Division Manager
Mark Person, Program Manager II, Community Mental Health & Addiction and Injury Division
Arizona Community Health Workers Association, Inc.
Richard Redondo, PSIO BS, CHW, Research & Programs Manager
University of Arizona, Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center
Cori Cantin, BSPH, CHES, Community Outreach Coordinator
Steve Dudley, PharmD, DABAT, Director
Alexander James Jasensky
University of Arizona, College of Medicine
Brian Drummond. MD, FAAEM, Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine - (Clinical Series Track), Department of Emergency Medicine
Harry McDermott, MD, MPH, Physician and Public Health Officer, Campus Health Service, Professor, Division of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Professor, Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine The University of Arizona
University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy
Christopher Edwards, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice and Science, Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine University of Arizona
Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy, JD, MPH, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Assessment, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona
University of Arizona College of Nursing
Kristie Hoch, DNP, CRNA, MS, FAANA, Associate Clinical Professor, Program Administrator, Nurse Anesthesiology Specialty