LaHRH103: Heat-Related Illness - Risk Factors, Types & Prevention

 

Course Description:

LaHRH 103: Heat-Related Illness - Risk Factors, Types & Prevention is third in a four-course learning series. 

While there are several types of natural disasters that can affect the Southeastern region of the United States, the most common are hurricanes and flooding events, particularly here in Louisiana. The start of hurricane season, June 1st, coincides with when temperatures throughout Louisiana begin becoming uncomfortable and potentially dangerous, with average maximum temperatures climbing into the lower 90s (℉) and average maximum heat indexes climbing into the upper 90s (℉). Because temperature and humidity typically are high following a hurricane or flooding event, it is important to take steps to prevent heat-related illness as clean-up activities are undertaken.

In this course you will learn about heat stress and heat-related illness. You will learn how to identify vulnerable populations, associated risk factors, and the different forms of heat-related illness including signs and symptoms, predisposing factors, and recommended first aid for each form of illness. Finally, you will learn how to prevent heat stress and heat-related illness. Although most of the data and material in this course is presented in the context of workers and the work environment, it applies to everyone. As anyone involved in clean-up or response efforts after a major storm event can tell you, it is work, whether that work is done as an unpaid community volunteer, a citizen dealing with clean-up of their personal property, or as a paid employee of a company or other type of organization. The information found in this course applies to all of these scenarios.

Target Audience

Academic Faculty/Staff, Federal Government Employees, State Government Employees, Local Government Employees, Non-Government Employees and Students.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how heat stress can lead to heat-related illness
  • Distinguish between the different types of heat-related illness
  • Understand how to prevent heat stress and heat-related illness
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
    Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 1.00 hour(s) of credit for completing LaHRH103: Heat-Related Illness - Risk Factors, Types & Prevention
Course opens: 
10/20/2021
Course expires: 
01/01/2040
Cost:
$0.00
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Instructor:

Anna Reilly
Anna Reilly, Ph.D., MPH 

Anna Reilly, Ph.D., MPH is an Environmental Health Scientist/Epidemiologist and serves as the principal investigator for the Louisiana Department of Health's (LDH) Occupational Health and Injury Surveillance Program, which is funded through a cooperative agreement with CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The Occupational Health Program performs statewide surveillance of work-related injuries, illness, and hazards and uses this information to guide the development of prevention and other outreach activities. One condition the program regularly tracks is the occurrence of heat-related injuries and deaths that occur in the working population of Louisiana each year. This data is made available to the public via LDH's Health Data Portal, in yearly Occupational Health Indicator Reports published by the program, as well as in other periodically published reports and articles. 

She earned her Master's in Public Health in Epidemiology and Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Participation/CE
    Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 1.00 hour(s) of credit for completing LaHRH103: Heat-Related Illness - Risk Factors, Types & Prevention

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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System Settings 
This course is designed to work most effectively if your computer and internet connection meet certain minimal requirements. This course can be accessed using a Windows 10 PC or a Mac with High Sierra1, Mojave, or Catalina. Pop-up blockers should be disabled when viewing the course. Internet Explorer 11 (for Windows 10), or the current version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Apple Safari (for Windows 10 and or Mac) is required. Many of our courses require Java and JavaScript enabled. 

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