S2E1 - Heat and Your Health: What Everyone Needs to Know

Heat isn’t just uncomfortable. It can be dangerous. 

Join University of Vermont researcher Elizabeth Doran to explore how heat and humidity affect communities and daily life across Vermont and the Northeast. From heat stress and heat stroke to the challenges faced by older adults, renters, outdoor workers and people with chronic health conditions, we examine why the emergence of extreme heat is one of the most important public health issues of our time. 

You’ll learn why the first major heat wave of the year can be especially dangerous and how local research is helpin...