Health Advisories, Data, and Reports
Heat-Related Illness Surveillance Report
Dallas County Health and Human Services - 2377 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207
Telephone: 214-819-2000
What is a Heat-Related Illness?
Heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion, heat cramps, and heat stroke (also known as sun stroke) are caused by prolonged or intense exposure to hot temperatures. As your body works to cool itself under extreme or prolonged heat, blood rushes to the surface of your skin, reducing the amount of blood which reaches your brain, muscles, and other organs. This decrease in blood flow can interfere with both your physical strength and your mental capacity, which may lead to significant health risks and even death.
REPORTING BEGINS WEEK 23
REPORTING ENDS WEEK 44
Heat Related Illness Dashboard
The Heat Related Illness Dashboard tracks temperature and health data in Dallas County, which can be used to identify and mitigate the risks of extreme heat events.
Click here for the CDC's Heat & Health Tracker.
Click here to Learn How to Beat the Heat!
- Week 39 ending October 1, 2022
- Week 38 ending September 24, 2022
- Week 37 ending September 17, 2022
- Week 36 ending September 10, 2022
- Week 35 ending September 3, 2022
- Week 34 ending August 27, 2022
- Week 33 ending August 20, 2022
- Week 32 ending August 13, 2022
- Week 31 ending August 6, 2022
- Week 30 ending July 30, 2022
- Week 29 ending July 23, 2022
- Week 28 ending July 16, 2022
- Week 27 ending July 9, 2022
- Week 26 ending July 2, 2022
- Week 22 ending June 4, 2022
Due to COVID-19, there were no Heat Related Illness reports for 2021.
Due to COVID-19, there were no Heat Related Illness reports for 2020.
- Week 36 ending September 7, 2019
- Week 35 ending August 31, 2019
- Week 34 ending August 24, 2019
- Week 33 ending August 17, 2019
- Week 32 ending August 10, 2019
- Week 31 ending August 3, 2019
- Week 30 ending July 27, 2019
- Week 29 ending July 20, 2019
- Week 28 ending July 13, 2019
- Week 27 ending July 6, 2019
- Week 26 ending June 29, 2019
- Week 25 ending June 22, 2019
- Week 24 ending June 15, 2019
- Week 23 ending June 8, 2019
- Week 22 ending June 1, 2019
- Week 34 ending August 25, 2018
- Week 33 ending August 18, 2018
- Week 32 ending August 11, 2018
- Week 31 ending August 04, 2018
- Week 30 ending July 28, 2018
- Week 29 ending July 21, 2018
- Week 28 ending July 14, 2018
- Week 27 ending July 7, 2018
- Week 26 ending June 30, 2018
- Week 25 ending June 23, 2018
- Week 24 ending June 16, 2018
- Week 23 ending June 09, 2018
- Week 22 ending June 02, 2018
- Week 21 ending May 26, 2018
- Week 20 ending May 19, 2018
- Week 33 ending August 19, 2017
- Week 32 ending August 12, 2017
- Week 31 ending August 5, 2017
- Week 30 ending July 29, 2017
- Week 29 ending July 22, 2017
- Week 28 ending July 15,2017
- Week 27 ending July 8, 2017
- Week 26 ending July 1, 2017
- Week 25 ending June 24,2017
- Week 24 ending June 17, 2017
- Week 23 ending June 10, 2017
QUICK LINKS
LOCATIONS
EMPLOYEES
-
You must be on the network to see these links.