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A new statewide task force led by the Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is raising awareness among health care providers and the public about the dangers of extreme heat and the use of certain medications.

Responding to state-level planning efforts and ongoing local, heat planning efforts, the City of Tucson, Pima County Health Department, and the University of Arizona mobilized to organize the first Southern Arizona Heat Planning Summit, held on February 3, 2024. This report provides a summary of the summit as well as findings and outcomes generated through facilitated breakout sessions.