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Heat resilience insights for organizations, public health departments, and communities protecting vulnerable populations.
Why Desert Heat Operates as Independent Research
What does it mean to build a practice around independent research? Here's the methodology, ethics, and path forward.
2026-04-07
Designing Heat Safety Workshops That Actually Work
Most community heat safety education checks the outreach box without changing outcomes. Here's how to design workshops that do.
2026-04-06
Heat, Exercise, and Pregnancy: What's Known and What Isn't
The conversation has shifted from 'avoid all heat' toward a more nuanced understanding. Here's where the evidence stands.
2026-04-04
What Is the Human Heat Response Model?
Most heat advice treats people as interchangeable. The Human Heat Response Model is Desert Heat's framework for doing it differently.
2026-03-31
The Medication Gap in Workplace Heat Safety
A meaningful percentage of workers take medications that alter heat tolerance, and almost no workplace heat program accounts for this.
2026-03-29
Urban Heat and Municipal Planning: A Q&A for City Officials
Heat is the deadliest weather hazard in the U.S. The deaths follow a predictable pattern. The gap is implementation.
2026-03-27
Heat Safety in School Athletics: A Q&A for Athletic Directors and Coaches
Exertional heat illness is one of the leading causes of death in high school athletes, and almost every case is preventable.
2026-03-25
Heat Safety in Senior Care Facilities: A Q&A for Administrators
Older adults are among the most heat-vulnerable populations. Most facility heat plans miss the medication piece entirely.
2026-03-23
Protecting Outdoor Workers From Heat: A Q&A for Employers
Heat illness at work is preventable. Every year it isn't. Here's what employers need to understand about heat acclimatization.
2026-03-11
Heat Acclimation for Women: What the Research Does and Doesn't Say
Only about 7% of heat acclimation study participants were female. Here's what that means for women training in heat.
2026-03-09