Mayo Clinic Minute: How extreme heat, humidity affect your health

Mayo Clinic Minute: How extreme heat, humidity affect your health 
News Tribune; by Tribune News Service; 7/16/24 
Many parts of the U.S. continue to grapple with oppressive heat and humidity. This can prevent the body from cooling down, increasing the risk of heat cramps, exhaustion and heatstroke. Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, said the extreme heat and high humidity can be a dangerous mix. "High heat and high humidity can place one at risk for serious illness if people aren't careful. The heat can affect people's bodies by increasing the core body temperature and ability to sweat, and cause dehydration that can cause further medical problems and ensuing issues, and eventually can lead to heat exhaustion, in some cases, severe heat illness, known as heatstroke," Bracamonte said. 
Editor's Note: What information and support are you providing for your clinicians who travel between visits and for your patients who might be affected by extreme heat and humidity? What simple, practical adaptations might you create, like disposable water bottles for staff as they leave your building (with a sign of support and basic info)?