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Heat-related morbidity and mortality in Canada : national-level examination of heat-related illnesses and deaths from environmental heat exposure.H129-171/2025E-PDF

"No pan-Canadian picture of heat-related morbidity and mortality presently exists. Smaller, regional quantifications of the burden of annual heat-related illness and death have been calculated. However, they are inconsistently available across space and time and do not constitute a comprehensive national-level understanding. To help fill this gap, this bulletin describes the burden of heat-related morbidity and mortality in Canada over the last 20 (morbidity) and 40 years (mortality) using nationally-available health administrative datasets. By sharing the available heat-related health data in Canada, this bulletin provides baseline measurements against which future data can be compared following changes in climate, demographics, policy direction, and implementation of intervention strategies. …"--Context, page 1.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Health Canada, issuing body.
TitleHeat-related morbidity and mortality in Canada : national-level examination of heat-related illnesses and deaths from environmental heat exposure.
Variant title
  • Heat-related morbidity and mortality in Canada
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Morbidité et mortalité liées à la chaleur au Canada : examen national des maladies liées à la chaleur et des décès dus à l'exposition environnementale à la chaleur.
  • Title from cover.
  • "Pub.: 250071"--Verso of cover.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24).
Publishing information
  • Ottawa, ON : Health Canada = Santé Canada, June 2025.
  • ©2025
Description1 online resource (24 pages) : colour illustrations
ISBN9780660774114
Catalogue number
  • H129-171/2025E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number250071
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