Heat Related Illness

Spring/Summer 2023

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Heat-related illnesses and deaths are preventable. Each year hundreds of people in Shelby County visit the Emergency Department (ED) for heat stress, heat stroke, or other illness related to exposure.

Data for ED visits for heat-related illness is obtained from ESSENCE-TN. All but 1 of the 12 ED's in Shelby County submit data to ESSENCE-TN.

Heat index data is obtained from NOAA

Daily ED visits for heat related illness and maximum heat index (F)
  1. Bureau of Epidemiology, Preparedness & Informatics


    Physical Address
    814 Jefferson Avenue
    Memphis, TN 38105

    Mailing Address
    814 Jefferson Avenue
    Memphis, TN 38105



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