Resources

Download extreme heat poster PDF.
Translated content: English, Arabic, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Hindi, Korean, Farsi, Punjabi, Spanish, Urdu and Vietnamese

• AC Care
  Aboriginal Housing Management Association
• Staying Healthy in the Heat fact sheets
  Health Canada
• PreparedBC Extreme Heat Guide
  Translated content: Français (French)  |  简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)  |  繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese)  |  ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
  Government of BC
• Be prepared for heat wallet card
  Fraser Health
  Translated content: English, Arabic, Chinese - simplified, Chinese - traditional, Farsi, French, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Urdu, Vietnamese
• Beat the Heat B.C.
  HealthLinkBC
• Fans in extreme heat FAQ
  Fraser Health
• Extreme heat and using fans infographic
  Fraser Health
• You’re active in the heat. You’re at risk! Protect yourself from extreme heat
  Health Canada
• It’s way too hot! Protect yourself from extreme heat
  Health Canada
• Guide for checking on others, in person or remotely, during extreme heat events
  The National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health 
  Translated content: English, French, Chinese - simplified, Chinese - traditional and Punjabi
  (Black and white version is available)
• Wildfire Smoke during Heat Events
  BCCDC
• Prepare an Extreme Heat Kit
  BCCDC

• Summer heat safety for seniors and people with medical conditions
  (A large print version is available)
  Translated content: English, Arabic, Chinese - simplified, Chinese - traditional, Farsi, French, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Urdu, Vietnamese
  Fraser Health
• Medications and heat
  BC Ministry of Health
• Heat preparation for patients

• Keep children cool! Protect your child from extreme heat
  Health Canada
• Safety for the Perinatal Population During Extreme Heat
  HealthLinkBC
• Safety for Infants and Young Children During Extreme Heat
  HealthLinkBC
• Heat-related Illness in Infants and Young Children
  HealthLinkBC
• Extreme heat: Schools and childcare facilities
  Fraser Health

• Prepare for an Extreme Heat Event: A Guide for People Who Use Substances
  BCCDC
• Using Substances During Extreme Heat
  BCCDC
• Supporting people living with schizophrenia during extreme heat
• Schizophrenia and extreme heat

• Landlord information: Air conditioner offer
  BC Hydro
• Air Conditioning (AC) Units
  Government of BC- Rental Tenancy Branch
• Heat, wildfire smoke, and health: Recommended actions for owners and manager of rental and strata housing
  Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health
• Three steps to home heat protection (University of Waterloo)
• Three steps to apartment heat protection (University of Waterloo)

• Heat safety for workers
  Fraser Health
• Extreme heat guidance for restaurants
  Vancouver Coastal Health
• How to be a heat-healthy business leader
  Fraser Health
• Pet-related Guidance for Extreme Heat Shelters and Businesses
  Fraser Health

• Heat-Related Death May Occur at Home Alone
  Health Canada
• Community Care during Extreme Heat
  Health Canada
• Extreme Heat Events Guidelines: Technical Guide for Health Care Workers
  Health Canada
• Emergency Preparedness
  Health Canada
• Extreme heat and human health: For pharmacists and pharmacist technicians
  Health Canada
• Acute Care During Extreme Heat
  Health Canada
• Community Care Settings and Heat
  Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health
• Prepare for Extreme Heat Events - Health and Service Providers
  BCCDC
• Protecting your clients from extreme heat
  Fraser Health and BC Ministry of Health

• How Faith Leaders Can Help in Extreme Heat and Smoke
  Fraser Health
• Extreme heat and wildfire smoke events, outdoor public gatherings and protecting health: steps for preparation and action
  Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health
• Sample Heat and Wildfire Smoke Plan for Local Governments
  Vancouver Coastal Health
• How to check in on others: guidance document for community organizations
  Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health
• Extreme heat and smoke guidance for those supporting unhoused community members
  Fraser Health
• Prepare for Extreme Heat Events - Housing and Shelter Services
  BCCDC
• Public Health Guidance for Homeless Encampments
  BCCDC
• Guidelines for cooling spaces
  Vancouver Coastal Health
• Policy tools for cooler spaces
  Vancouver Coastal Health
• Developing a Municipal Heat Response Plan: A Guide for Medium Sized Municipalities
  BCCDC
• Heat Alert and Response Planning for Interior BC Communities (applicable communities with rural or remote areas) 
  Interior Health Authority
• Irreversible Extreme Heat: Protecting Canadians and Communities from a Lethal Future
  Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
• Cities Adapt to Extreme Heat
  Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
• Heat Planning Resources
  BC Housing
• Do-It-Yourself Project: Help Someone Stay Cool in Extreme Heat
  American Association of Retired Persons
• Heat Stress
  WorkSafe BC

• Impacts of extreme heat events on emergency department visits and deaths in Fraser Health, 2021
  Population and Public Health, Fraser Health