LA County launches public dashboard tracking heat-related ER visits and deaths in near real-time
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Blanca Begert
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Summary
Los Angeles County has launched a new Heat-Related Illness and Mortality Dashboard that publicly tracks heat-related emergency room visits and deaths in near real-time (weekly updates). Previously, this data was only available upon request through ad hoc reports. The dashboard addresses the growing threat of extreme heat, which is the leading cause of weather-related death in the U.S., as climate change makes heat waves more frequent and intense.
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The county Department of Public Health says its new Heat-Related Illness and Mortality Dashboard will provide heat illness counts in 'near real time,' which means weekly.
Heat is the leading cause of weather-related death in the United States and heat waves are only getting more frequent and intense as the climate changes.
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