ArticlePublic health in practice (Oxford, England)2023
Sheltered from the heat? How tents and shade covers may unintentionally increase air temperature exposures to unsheltered communities.
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- Overexposed and Understudied: Environmental Risks Among Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Phoenix, Arizona.GeoHealth · 2025Article
- The Imperative for Hazard- and Place-Specific Assessment of Heat Vulnerability.Environmental health perspectives · 2025Article
- Evaluation of community-based heat adaptation interventions: a systematic review.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- "International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Concurrent Heat and Air Pollution Exposures among People Experiencing Homelessness.Environmental health perspectives · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: Heat vulnerability and homelessness are central public health concerns in cities globally, and public health implementation should address these two challenges in tandem to minimize preventable heat-related morbidity and mortality. Populations facing unsheltered homelessness use tents (or similar shelters) with shading features to minimize sun and heat exposure. This study evaluates the efficacy of different tent cover (shading) materials and how they moderate the in-tent air temperature (T Study design: Within-tent T Methods: In-tent T Results: Using any tent resulted in higher daytime in-tent T Conclusion: Adding cover materials over tents may increase heat risk to an already vulnerable population at certain times of the day. Higher in-tent T
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