AZ Heat Awareness Week

May 5^th – 9^th, 2025

The 2025 Arizona Heat Awareness Week kicks off on May 5^th. Governor Katie Hobbs has proclaimed this week Arizona Heat Awareness Week to highlight the importance of staying safe during the summer season and spread awareness of extreme heat.

5-Day Campaign Themes (H.E.A.T)

Health: Monday

Environment/Weather: Tuesday

Awareness: Wednesday

Take Action: Thursday

Summary: Friday

Fact: Heat kills more people than tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and lightning combined

Alerts: Sign up for email alerts about extreme heat from the Arizona Department of Health Services

What We Are Reading & Listening to Now

• Trump puts US in uncharted waters with 100 days of rapid-fire science policy changes (azcentral)
• Push to Protect the Vulnerable from the heat (AZ Family)
• Would you choose the vegetarian dish if it was the norm? (Climate Psyched)
• Common household plastics linked to thousands of global deaths from heart disease, study finds (CNN)
• For older adults taking medications, summer heat can be especially dangerous (Cronkite News)
• Turning methane into the world’s strongest material (BBC)
• Regulatory Agenda: Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Health Care Building Energy Use Discussion Paper (NAM)
• Arizona loses many clean energy jobs report due to Trump Adm cuts (Climate Power)
• U of A Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change & Health April Newsletter (SCORCH)

Join Us: Webinars & Events

• May 5^th – 9^th Arizona Heat Preparedness Week
• May 5^th – 6^th Extreme Weather and Lessons for More Resilient Communities (virtual and in person) Register
• May 7^th 11:00 am – 12:00 pm STAT Extreme Weather & health Action Network (virtual) Register
• May 14^th 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AZ Community Grand Rounds [Zoom] “Mitigating Heat-Related Health Risks in Arizona” Register
• May 20^th 5:30 pm Zoom Monthly AzNA Climate Change & Health Workgroup Meeting
• May 21^st: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (MST): Impacts of Heat on Vulnerable Populations Register

   

  Recordings

• March 6^th: Tap Water Affordability in Arizona Recording
• February 5^th: Region 9 Pacific Southwest Center for Emergency Public Health: Heat Surveillance, Preparedness Strategies and Community Response Webinar featuring LA County and Maricopa County Recording
• Recording: Webinar with author and Pediatrician Debra Hendrickson on her new book The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Front Lines of Climate Change. Recording.
• Recording from December 10^th’s webinar: Perspectives on Plastic Lifecycle Series: Plastics Use and Demand Recording.
• Recording from December 11^th’s webinar: A panel discussion on Extreme Weather in Arizona Recording.
• Recording from 3^rd Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting 2024 Here

Thank you for joining us in making a healthier planet today!