Heat stress
Heat health warning
NT Health issues heat health warnings before and during severe and extreme heatwaves in the Northern Territory.
For more information on heat health warnings in the NT read the information sheet DOCX (75.3 KB).
Heat stress can happen when your body overheats and can’t cool itself to its normal body temperature.
It can cause minor conditions like dehydration and heat cramps but can also cause life-threatening conditions like heat stroke.
The risk of experiencing heat stress is higher in the Northern Territory (NT) during severe and extreme heatwaves.
During heatwaves, residents and visitors need to take extra precaution to reduce their risk of heat stress.
Heat health warnings are issued by NT Health when the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts unusually high maximum and minimum temperatures over a 3 day period.
Current situation
October to March is extreme heat season in the Northern Territory.
NT Health advises all residents and visitors to take extra precaution to reduce their risk of heat stress.
To read more about its symptoms and prevention, go to the NT Government website.
Notifiable disease
Heat stress is not a notifiable disease.
Information for health professionals
Health professionals play a key role in preventing and managing heat-related illness.
For more information on how to assist your patients, read:
Information for the public
| Type | Resource | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Webpage | Heat stress | NT Government |
| Webpage | Keep babies and kids safe from heat stress | NT Government |
| Webpage | Working in heat | NT Work Safe |
| Webpage | Heatwave | Secure NT |
| Webpage | Stay safe in the heat in parks | NT Government |
Contact
Contact the Public Health Unit’s Centre for Disease Control.
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