REGISTER NOW: Extreme Heat Webinar for Healthcare Providers w/ CDPHE experts on Thurs., March 26, from 10-11:30 AM

 

To: Administrators, Directors and Staff From: Melanie Roth, Emergency Response Coordinator, Health Facilities & Emergency Medical Services Division Re: Register Now for CDPHE Extreme Heat Webinar for Healthcare Facilities and Agencies with CDPHE Staff Extreme heat events in Colorado are increasing in duration, frequency, and intensity as a result of climate change. These accelerating changes have led to a rise in human exposure to harmful temperatures, and we’re seeing the repercussions of that on the health of communities that lack resources to adapt to or recover from heat.   Join us on Thursday, March 26, from 10-11:30 AM for a live webinar on the impacts and implications of extreme heat in Colorado and populations at risk including your clients, residents and patients. Learn steps you can take to prepare and respond to the warm season ahead. Better understand how extreme heat is impacting Colorado and the impact of extreme heat on our bodies and the environment Review climate projections for Spring and Summer 2026 Recognize the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion, heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses Discuss persons most at risk and populations of concern Steps to protecting your patients, residents, and clients from extreme heat Monitoring your weather online using National Weather Service (NWS) resources. Components of an extreme heat emergency plan or annex Speakers include:  Radhika Ratnabalasuriar, MD Medical Epidemiologist, Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician, Medical Epidemiology Unit  Molly Middleton, MPH, Environmental Epidemiologist and Colorado Environmental Public Health Tracking Program Manager, Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability  Molly Kadota, MPH - Healthy Communities Coordinator, Healthy Communities Unit, Prevention Services Division. Henry Mitchell, Public Health Operations Branch Chief, Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response  Mallory Roybal, MPH, MURP, Senior Sustainability and Research Specialist,Denver Office of Climate Action, Sustainability, and Resiliency (CASR) Melanie Roth-Lawson, Emergency Response Coordinator/Trainer, HFEMSD We encourage you to share this training with your staff. Register here to get the training link (class is free). For more information, contact Melanie Roth-Lawson atMelanie.Roth-Lawson@state.co.us.