The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, through the Health Sciences Division, received a $157,841 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program. The grant, awarded on December 16, 2024, will support the development of (1) an evaluation framework to assess the effectiveness of heat warning systems and (2) an implementation framework to inform when and where to issue heat alerts to maximize health benefits. The research will study the causal effects of heat alerts on health outcomes for heat-related illnesses using Medicare and New York State death and hospital admission records. The goal is to provide actionable recommendations for improving heat-health warning systems and enhancing extreme heat resilience in communities.
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