Heat Resilience & Performance Centre

Looking forward to Four Days of Four Transformative Themes at the upcoming GHHIN Southeast Asia Heat Health Forum. With each day packed with targeted focus, featuring keynotes, expert roundtables, and dynamic discussions, this forum is your chance to engage with thought leaders and help shape a more resilient future for Southeast Asia. The countdown has begun—don’t miss your chance to be part of this transformative event! 👉 Learn more and register your interest: seaheathealthforum.com Let’s turn knowledge into action for a sustainable future. #SEAHHF Global Heat Health Information Network World Health Organization World Meteorological Organization National University of Singapore NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine NUS Physiology Project HeatSafe #hrpcsg #southeastasia

Excited to announce our partnership with Sport Singapore and the National Youth Sports Institute to boost #heatresilience and enhance performance in sports! Through collaborative research, workshops and knowledge exchange, we aim to maximise human potential, address the challenges of rising temperatures so as to improve health, safety and performance excellence. Global Heat Health Information Network Project HeatSafe NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine #hrpcsg

The Heat Resilience & Performance Centre (HRPC) and Human Potential Translational Research Programme (HPTRP) at NUS Medicine will be working in partnership with Sport Singapore (SportSG) and the National Youth Sports Institute (NYSI) to enhance human resilience and sports performance. 🤝 The aim of this collaboration is to maximise human potential, address environmental challenges with rising temperatures, to improve health, performance, and safety in sports. This will involve joint research, workshops, and knowledge exchange to advance the future of sports science. We’re excited for the greater things to come as we continue this journey with our partners! 🌍💪 #NUSMedicine #SportsScience

Recap of the 11th NUS-Cambridge Joint Symposium on Climate and Heat Health We are pleased to share a graphic summary of the topics discussed at the Symposium, beautifully illustrated by our talented NUS medical student, Yiming Chen. Yiming has captured the essence of each session—from the keynote to our interactive panels—providing a visual snapshot of the powerful discussions and key insights shared by Dr Soren Brage, Dr Rokho Kim, Prof Ken Smith, Dr Kim van Daalen, PhD, Prof Sam Wilson, Asst Prof Joel Aik, A/Prof Yann Felix Boucher, Asst Prof Cyrus SH Ho, A/Prof Jason Kai Wei LEE, Prof Melvin Leow, and Adj Asst Prof Evelyn Loo. This graphic summary serves as more than just a recap; it is a valuable tool for sustaining and advancing discussions on climate and heat health. We invite you to view and share this summary to help spread awareness and inspire meaningful action. Let’s continue these vital conversations beyond the event to drive impactful change together. NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine School of Clinical Medicine at Cambridge, University of Cambridge Global Heat Health Information Network World Health Organization World Meteorological Organization Project HeatSafe #hrpcsg  

Highlights from the 11th NUS-Cambridge Joint Symposium on Climate and Heat Health!    This year’s symposium brought together leading experts, clinicians and young researchers from across the health domain to discuss the impact of heat on human health. The days were filled with inspiring and valuable discussions covering a range of topics that emphasised the urgency of tackling heat-related health challenges.   A special thank you to our young researchers for showcasing their poster abstracts and contributing to a vibrant exchange of scientific insights. Your work truly enriches the community and helps drive forward meaningful change.   We encourage everyone to share the highlights from the symposium with your network and help spread the word on the importance of this critical topic. Let’s keep the conversation going, as what happens next is crucial in our shared commitment to understanding and addressing the effects of climate and heat on health. Special thanks to the following speakers for joining us at the symposium: Dr Soren Brage, Dr Rokho Kim, Prof Ken Smith, Dr Kim van Daalen, PhD, Prof Sam Wilson, Asst Prof Joel Aik, A/Prof Yann Felix Boucher, Asst Prof Cyrus SH Ho, A/Prof Jason Kai Wei LEE, Prof Melvin Leow, and Adj Asst Prof Evelyn Loo NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine School of Clinical Medicine at Cambridge, University of Cambridge Global Heat Health Information Network World Health Organization World Meteorological Organization Project HeatSafe #hrpcsg

Highlights from the 11th NUS-Cambridge Joint Symposium on Climate and Heat Health!    This year’s symposium brought together leading experts, clinicians and young researchers from across the health domain to discuss the impact of heat on human health. The days were filled with inspiring and valuable discussions covering a range of topics that emphasised the urgency of tackling heat-related health challenges.   A special thank you to our young researchers for showcasing their poster abstracts and contributing to a vibrant exchange of scientific insights. Your work truly enriches the community and helps drive forward meaningful change.   We encourage everyone to share the highlights from the symposium with your network and help spread the word on the importance of this critical topic. Let’s keep the conversation going, as what happens next is crucial in our shared commitment to understanding and addressing the effects of climate and heat on health. Special thanks to the following speakers for joining us at the symposium: Dr Soren Brage, Dr Rokho Kim, Prof Ken Smith, Dr Kim van Daalen, PhD, Prof Sam Wilson, Asst Prof Joel Aik, A/Prof Yann Felix Boucher, Asst Prof Cyrus SH Ho, A/Prof Jason Kai Wei LEE, Prof Melvin Leow, and Adj Asst Prof Evelyn Loo NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine School of Clinical Medicine at Cambridge, University of Cambridge Global Heat Health Information Network World Health Organization World Meteorological Organization Project HeatSafe #hrpcsg

Our website is live! Help shape the dialogue at the First GHHIN Southeast Asia Heat Health Forum.    We are excited to announce that the First GHHIN Southeast Asia Heat Health Forum website is now live! This invite-only Forum will be held from 7-10 January 2025 at PARKROYAL on Beach Road, Singapore.   We invite researchers, innovators, and practitioners to submit their abstracts for this Forum, which will focus on Southeast Asia's most urgent heat health themes: - Urban Heat: Addressing the impacts and management of rising urban temperatures. - Heat at Work: Developing solutions to protect workers and maintain productivity in heat-exposed environments. - Cultural and Traditional Practices of Heat Management: Showcasing regional knowledge and traditional approaches to resilience. Join us in advancing actionable solutions to protect lives and build resilient communities across Southeast Asia.   🌐 Don’t miss this opportunity! Visit the Forum website to submit your abstracts and indicate your interest to be involved!    🔗 Learn more and submit here: https://lnkd.in/gnmJSFez Global Heat Health Information Network World Health Organization World Meteorological Organization National University of Singapore NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine NUS Physiology Project HeatSafe   #SEAHHF #ClimateHealth #HeatResilience #UrbanHeat #WorkplaceHealth #SoutheastAsia #GHHIN #hrpcsg

HRPC is proud to be involved in the development of the 2024 Lancet Countdown, where we characterized some of the key health impacts of rising #heat. The report, which is jointly developed by key researchers from around the world, includes indicators for tracking health risks associated with #climatechange and highlights how many have reached alarming new heights. To learn more, read the report here: https://lnkd.in/gyxHGCDr Global Heat Health Information Network The Lancet The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Project HeatSafe #hprcsg

Feel like it’s been getting hotter and hotter outside? 🥵💦 It’s not just you. Apparently, the world is dangerously close to breaching our target limit of year-on-year global temperature increase 🌏 🌡️ This urgent warning harks from the latest annual 2024 #Lancet Report on health and climate change. In the hot and humid climate of #SoutheastAsia, what does this mean for the future of outdoor work and play? ☀️🔥 Assoc Prof Jason Kai Wei LEE, Director of the Heat Resilience & Performance Centre at #NUSMedicine, and Dr Samuel Gunther, Research Fellow, participated in The Lancet Countdown for the fourth consecutive year 🌟 They worked closely with our colleagues at University of Sydney, Prof Ollie Jay and Dr Troy Cross, to meticulously improve our physical activity indicator. Now, it not only provides better geographic coverage 🌏, but it also can model different exercise intensities 🏃♀️💦 This is particularly important for our corner of the earth! 🌏 Minimising excessive heat stress risk 🌡️💦, encouraging more active transport options 🚴♂️🚶♀️, better heat-acclimatising our people for future climate change 🌞🌏— we hope our research helps to keep the ball rolling on these critical climate conversations 🌤️💬 👀 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/gyxHGCDr #HRPC #LancetReport #ClimateChange #Research #Sustainability #SEA #USydney

HRPC is proud to be involved in the development of the 2024 Lancet Countdown, where we characterized some of the key health impacts of rising #heat. The report, which is jointly developed by key researchers from around the world, includes indicators for tracking health risks associated with #climatechange and highlights how many have reached alarming new heights. To learn more, read the report here: https://lnkd.in/gyxHGCDr Global Heat Health Information Network The Lancet The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Project HeatSafe #hprcsg