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Peel’s Climate Change and Health Vulnerability Assessment identified heat as a climate hazard likely to impact Peel region residents. To better understand which communities are most at risk, Peel Public Health developed a Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) that highlights areas with greater vulnerability to heat-related impacts. This PHO Rounds will demonstrate how the HVI combined multiple social, environmental, and health-related factors to map heat vulnerability across Peel’s neighbourhoods. The HVI maps revealed significant geographic variation, helping to identify communities that may need more support adapting to heat. This knowledge enables the development of tailored interventions and resource allocation to reduce inequitable health outcomes associated with extreme heat across Peel region.

Franca Ursitti, MSc is the Manager of Health Hazard Investigation and Vector Borne Disease at Peel Public Health. Franca is a public health leader with over 20 years of experience. She specializes in healthy environments, with expertise in risk assessment, research analysis and synthesis, and policy analysis. As Manager in the Health Protection Division, Franca leads work in Health Hazard Investigations and Vector-Borne Disease, advancing evidence-informed strategies to protect community health.

Lydia Cheng, MPH is an Epidemiologist within Infection Prevention & Surveillance at Peel Public Health. Lydia is an epidemiologist with experience in communicable disease and environmental surveillance and health data analysis. Her work as a communicable disease epidemiologist at Peel Public Health supports collaborative, evidence-based decision-making to promote and protect the health of communities across Peel region.

David Guillette is a Data & Geographic Information System Specialist at Peel Public Health. He has collaborated on GIS-driven public health initiatives, including the Peel Health Data Zone Information Tool, the Healthy Development Monitoring Project and the Peel Walkability Composite Index. These projects use spatial analysis and story maps to assess and communicate built environment impacts on chronic disease and promote active transportation. David’s work supports evidence-based planning and policy across public health and Peel’s municipalities.

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