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Public Health Alert - Heat Stress
Heat–related illness can range from mild conditions such as a rash or cramps to very serious conditions such as heat stroke, which can kill. Heat may worsen the condition of someone who already has a medical condition such as heart disease. Prevention is the best way to manage heat-related illness.
Please click HERE to see the full Public Health Information sheet on preventing heat-related illness.
For fact sheets that may be printed on how to prevent heat related illness (which are also available in some community languages) please access the Department of Health website at http://www.health.vic.gov.au/environment/emergency_mgmnt/heat_stress.htm
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