This webinar is presented by the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH)
The 2021 heat dome in British Columbia (BC) was one of the deadliest weather disasters in Canadian history. The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) estimated 740 excess deaths during the event, and the BC Coroners Services attributed 619 deaths to extreme heat exposure. Almost all of the deaths were due to indoor overheating. As we approach the 5-year anniversary of the heat dome, this presentation will review all research and initiatives led by the BCCDC to understand who was most at risk of injury and death. This evidence has been used to drive policy and practice changes at local, provincial, and national scales and will serve to protect populations from extreme heat into the decades ahead.
# Presenter
Sarah Henderson, PhD, BC Centre for Disease Control