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Arizona is one of the hottest places on Earth from May to September, where heat-related illnesses are common. Heat-related illness is a preventable condition, but has been the number one weather-related cause of death in the United States. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), heat-related illnesses cause more deaths than hurricanes, lighting, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes combined. In response to an increasing number of extreme heat events, the Arizona Department of Health Services created the Heat & Older Adults Safety Toolkit (HOAST) to inform older adults on recognition, prevention, and treatment strategies for heat-related illnesses.

From 1992 to 2009, almost 1,500 deaths were caused by heat-related illness in Arizona. Older adults, those aged 65 and older, make up 13.8 percent of the population, but account for 37.2 percent of all heat-related deaths among Arizona residents. Older adults are one of the populations more vulnerable to the effects of excessive heat because they do not adjust as well to changes in temperature. For more information visit: http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oeh/heat/old....