Impact of Ontario's Harmonized Heat Warning and Information System on emergency department visits for heat-related illness in Ontario, Canada: a population-based time series analysis.
Kristin K ClemensAlexandra M OuédraogoBritney LeJames VoogtMelissa MacDonaldRebecca StranbergJustin W YanE Scott KrayenhoffJason GillilandCheryl ForchukRafique Van UumSalimah Z ShariffPublished in: Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique (2022)
In urban areas across Ontario, ED encounters for heat-related illness may have declined in some subpopulations following HWIS, but the change was not statistically significant. Efforts to continually improve HWIS processes are important given our changing Canadian climate.