Hot Topic: A Systematic Review and Content Analysis of Heat-Related Messages During the 2021 Heat Dome in Canada

Author: Emily J. Tetzlaff, Nicholas Goulet, Melissa Gorman, Gregory R. A. Richardson, Paddy M. Enright, Robert D. Meade, Glen P. Kenny,

Year: 2023

Published in: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

During the summer of 2021, western Canada experienced a deadly heat event. From the first heat alert to postevent reporting, thousands of media articles were published that reference the heat event. However, a gap remains in understanding how this communication chain—from the release of a public heat alert to information shared through media outlets to the public—currently operates to disseminate heat-related messaging across Canada.