Department of Health

Extreme heat - community resources

Key messages

  • A suite of communication resources have been developed by the department to encourage and educate individuals and the community to be aware of the impact of extreme heat on human health.
  • The information is available in a range of formats with a number of resources translated into community languages.

We have developed a suite of communication resources to support councils, health services and other government agencies to raise awareness about the impact of extreme heat on human health.

The community resources can be downloaded below.

The information is available in a range of formats with a number of resources translated into community languages - these are available from the Health Translations websiteExternal Link .

You can request printed copies of the community resources - place an order via the online order formExternal Link .

For assistance or urgent orders, please email extreme.weather@health.vic.gov.au during business.

Campaign toolkit

Translated resources

Community resources

Extreme heat: supporting people by telephone
pdf 113.09 KB
Extreme heat preparedness checklist for emergency departments
doc 154 KB
Staying healthy in the heat: easy read poster
pdf 317.95 KB
Extreme heat: Fact sheet for clinicians
pdf 142.38 KB
Heat health guidance for community service organisations
docx 119.57 KB
Heat health guidance for mental health services
docx 129.17 KB

Reviewed 03 October 2024

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