Impacts of extreme heat: Children’s health and future success

This document considers how extreme heat poses serious and growing risks to children's health, safety, and education - yet how schools and childcare facilities are unprepared to handle rising temperatures. It outlines governance recommendations to support the capacity of child-serving facilities to adapt to extreme heat, thus protecting against the impacts of extreme heat upon the future generations.

The recommendations are as follows. To protect the health and well-being of American children, Congress should:

1. Set policies that guide childcare facilities and schools in preparing for and responding to extreme heat
2. Collect the data required to inform extreme heat readiness and adaptation
3. Strategically invest in necessary infrastructure upgrades to build heat resilience