Posted By Administration,
Thursday, July 31, 2025
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Governor’s Workplace Heat Safety Task Force Meets
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On Wednesday, July 30th, the first meeting of the Governor’s Workplace Heat Safety Task Force established by executive order 2025-09 met for the first time to review the Task Force purpose, objectives, and expectation due by December. The purpose is to develop practical, evidence-based recommendations that Arizona employers can implement during periods of extreme heat to protect workers from heat-related illnesses. Pat VanMaanen, Chair of the AzNA Climate Change & Health Workgroup, represents nurses on the Task Force and is one of three health industry representatives.
Between now and the September meeting the Task Force members are asked to meet with colleagues, collect data, and gather information that will help inform and develop the final Task Force recommendations. These recommendations must:
- Be practical and economically feasible
- Provide measurable worker protection
- Be supported by data, research, or industry evidence
- Consider a range of controls, including:
- Environmental modifications
- Operational best practices
- Education and training
- Administrative and engineering controls
ASK: Please share your stories of caring for patients with work related heat illnesses, data, and research you recommend should be used by the Task Force, or other information that will be helpful in developing the Task Force recommendations. Email this information to Pat at pat@pvhealthsolutions.com.
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What We Are Reading & Listening to Now
Join Us: Webinars & Events
- August 5th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): 3.0 Weighing in on Public Discourse: Working with Local and State Papers Register
- August 8th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Routes to Resilience: Transportation’s Role in Climate and Health Justice Register
- August 15: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm (ET): AI, Energy Demand, and the Environment: Perspectives on Information Sharing Register
- August 19th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Fighting Misinformation: Discussing the Realities of Fossil Fuels, Climate Change and Health Register
- August 19th: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (AZ): AzNA Climate Change & Health Workgroup Monthly Meeting Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84258866345
- September 2nd: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Making Your Voice Heard: Influencing Decision-Making in Likely and Unlikely Places Register
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Don’t forget to join the ANHE Regional Forums! Over 700 ANHE members in Arizona, California, and Nevada are committed to ensuring access to healthy food, water, air, and soil for all communities. The Regional Forums will host events, share information about current developments, and create opportunities for nurses to communicate with their legislators and with one another regarding issues in environmental health.
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Recordings
- June 2nd: Global Heat Action Day: Local Solutions to Protect Communities Recording
- The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health: 2024 Communication Training Sessions Recordings
- May 14th: Mitigating Heat-Related Health Risks in Arizona Recording
- March 6th: Tap Water Affordability in Arizona Recording
- February 5th: 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 10th’s webinar: Perspectives on Plastic Lifecycle Series: Plastics Use and Demand Recording.
- Recording from December 11th’s webinar:A panel discussion on Extreme Weather in Arizona Recording.
- Recording from 3rd Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting 2024 Here
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