Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE), 2024

Welcome to the twenty-sixth edition of the Climate and Health Outlook from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE). The Climate and Health Outlook is an effort to inform health professionals and the public on how our health may be affected in the coming months by climate events and provide resources to take proactive action. This edition provides forecasts for heat, drought, and wildfire in October 2024 as well as how to protect yourself and others’ health from these climate hazards along with hurricanes and other climate hazards on the rise in the Fall. This webpage includes additional resources and information excluded from the PDF summary, including regional prospective forecasts.