With the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, Hot Spots provides funding to health and community organisations to proactively support their communities. Using the Monash Heat Vulnerability Index, the Foundation identified key areas in Melbourne with higher temperatures during heatwaves, along with higher levels of socio-economic disadvantage. In 2018, the Foundation invited applications for funding from not-for-profit organisations already working in health and community service sectors. Hot Spots supports collaborations between community health, social service organisations, local government and emergency services in areas requiring more intensive community care during extreme heat.
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Pleased to support @IPCHealth_au's #HeatwaveHealth #CroakeyGO walking journalism event today in Brimbank, hosted w @CroakeyNews. Part of our #HotSpots Initiative, it's a chance to share knowledge on how communities respond to the health risks of heatwaves. https://t.co/4QqNnQFBm8 https://t.co/AgS1g4cAod — Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation (@MelbourneLMCF) December 10, 2019
Pleased to support @IPCHealth_au's #HeatwaveHealth #CroakeyGO walking journalism event today in Brimbank, hosted w @CroakeyNews. Part of our #HotSpots Initiative, it's a chance to share knowledge on how communities respond to the health risks of heatwaves. https://t.co/4QqNnQFBm8 https://t.co/AgS1g4cAod