CHW Forum: Heat Education Alert Tool (HEAT) Response Initiative
Remote
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Eastern Standard Time
Heat Education Alert Tool (HEAT) Response Initiative: Addressing Extreme Heat through Public Health Agency, Health Care and Community Partnerships
Tuesday August 12th from 12pm to 1pm
In this Presentation, Dr Marissa Hauptman and Ms. Mandy McNeill will review background information about extreme heat on health and will recap the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Heat Education Alert Tool (HEAT) Response Initiative and highlight the importance of collaboration between state and local public health agencies, health care professional, community health centers and community partnerships in building resiliency to extreme heat.
Speakers:
Marissa Hauptman, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Advisor, Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Co-Director, Pediatric Environmental Health Center, Boston Children's Hospital
Mandy McNeill, MPH
Environmental Analyst IV, Division of Environmental Toxicology, Hazard Assessment, and Prevention
Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health