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Postural Instability Is Greater in Men with Type 2 Diabetes Following Exertional Heat Stre

Postural Instability Is Greater in Men with Type 2 Diabetes Following Exertional Heat Stress

Jericho Wee, Stesha Low, Xiang Ren Tan, Melvin Khee Shing Leow, Johan G Eriksson, Jason KW Lee

Climate Change Projected to Worsen Global Economic Inequality Due To Lost Worker Productiv

Climate Change Projected to Worsen Global Economic Inequality Due To Lost Worker Productivity

Bing Yang Tan, Lianjun Li, Tord Kjellstrom, Matthias Otto, Bruno Lemke, Wenjia Cai, Mengzhen Zhao, Jason KW Lee

Urban heat stress and adolescent health - impacts and adaptation strategies in Indonesia.j

Urban heat stress and adolescent health: impacts and adaptation strategies in Indonesia
 

D. Daniel, Vena Jaladara, Ragil Suciningsih, Xiang Ren Tan, Pearl MS Tan, Yodi Mahendradhata, Jason KW Lee

An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Occupational Heat Exposure,

An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Occupational Heat Exposure, Health Risks, and Productivity Losses Globally
 

Aditya Nath, Subhashis Sahu, Jason KW Lee

The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change -climate change actio

The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: climate change action offers a lifeline

Marina Romanello, ... Wenjia Cai, ... Samuel H Gunther, ... Jason KW Lee, Bruno Lemke, ... Matthias Otto, ... Anthony Costello

Project HeatSafe - The Impacts of Heat Stress on Workers’ Health, Wellbeing and Productivi

Project HeatSafe: The Impacts of Heat Stress on Workers’ Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Singapore

Jason KW Lee, Pearl MS Tan

A Systematic Review of Heat Health Warning Systems - Enhancing the Framework Towards Effec

A systematic review of heat health warning systems: enhancing the framework towards effective health outcomes

Sai Venkata Sarath Chandra N, Jason KW Lee

Ecological assessment of extreme temperature and fine particulate matter (pm2.5) impact on

Ecological assessment of extreme temperature and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) impact on diabetes service and outcomes in Thailand

 

Bumi Herman, Jason KW Lee, Xihao Du, Yot Terawattananon 

Perceived impact of heat stress on health and productivity of tropical female garment work

Perceived impact of heat stress on health and productivity of tropical female garment workers– a comparison between cool and hot months

 

Vabotra Chea, Sarin Chan, Natalia Borzino, Pearl MS Tan, Jason KW Lee, Kinnaleth Vongchanh

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Exertional heat illness: international military-oriented lessons learned and best practices for prevention and management

Yoram Epstein, Nisha Charkoudian, David W DeGroot, Carol House, Itay Ketko, Lydia YL Law, Alexandra Malgoyre, Francis O’Connor, Omar Tayari, Jason KW Lee

Advancing heat wave definitions - a policy review towards prioritizing health impacts of e

Advancing heat wave definitions: a policy review towards prioritizing health impacts of extreme heat

SV Sarath Chandra N, Samuel H Gunther, Tord Kjellstrom, Jason KW Lee

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Physical Work in Humid Heat Impairs Postural Balance during Simulated Construction Tasks at Height

Beverly WL Tan, Sharifah Badriyah Alhadad, Gerald ZY Tan, Pearl MS Tan, Bruno Lemke, Jason KW Lee

The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change - facing record-break

The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: facing record-breaking threats from delayed action

Marina Romanello, ... Wenjia Cai, ... Samuel H Gunther, ... Jason KW Lee, Bruno Lemke, ... Matthias Otto, ... Anthony Costello

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Heat at work: Implications for safety and health

A Global Review of the Science, Policy and Practice

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Project HeatSafe - Heat stress causes lower fertility, productivity and reduced cognitive

Project HeatSafe: Heat stress causes lower fertility, productivity and reduced cognitive capacity

Pearl MS Tan, Jason KW Lee

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Occupational Heat Effects: A Global Health and Economic Threat

Colin D Butler, Jason KW Lee, Subhashis Sahu, Tord Kjellstrom

Endocrine effects of heat exposure and relevance to climate change.JPG

Endocrine effects of heat exposure and relevance to climate change

Fadil M Hannan, Melvin KS Leow, Jason KW Lee, Sari Kovats, Taha Elajnaf, Stephen H Kennedy, Rajesh V Thakker 

Pre-exercise hot water immersion increased circulatory heat shock proteins but did not alt

Pre-exercise hot water immersion increased circulatory heat shock proteins but did not alter muscle damage markers or endurance capacity after eccentric exercise

Xiang Ren Tan, Ivan CC Low, Tuck Wah Soong, Jason KW Lee

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Poor personal protective equipment practices were associated with heat-related symptoms among Asian healthcare workers: a large-scale multi-national questionnaire survey

Hsiao-Yu Yang, Hsiu-Ling Chou, Clarence HW Leow, ... Jason KW Lee

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Heat-Related Disorders Among Workers

Tord Kjellstrom, Jeremy Lim, Jason KW Lee

Study on indoor thermal perception, behavioral adaptation in late pregnancy and their effe

Study on indoor thermal perception, behavioral adaptation in late pregnancy and their effects on adverse birth outcomes in south China


J Ni, H Wang, X Yu, R Gao, Y Li, Z Fan, Jason KW Lee, Z Zhu, M Wulayin, X Chen, C Huang, Q Wang

Climate change and population health in Singapore - a systematic review.JPG

Climate change and population health in Singapore: a systematic review

Joel Aik, Lina Ang, Samuel H Gunther, Charissa Tang, Jason KW Lee, Weijie Seow

The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change.JPG

The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms

Marina Romanello, ... Wenjia Cai, ... Samuel H Gunther, ... Jason KW Lee, Bruno Lemke, ... Matthias Otto, ... Anthony Costello

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Reporting on Heatwaves and the Health Impacts of Heat

 

Organisation: Global Heat Health Information Network

Effects of medications on heat loss capacity in chronic disease patients - health implicat

Effects of medications on heat loss capacity in chronic disease patients: health implications amidst global warming 

 

Jericho Wee, Tan Xiang Ren, Samuel H. Gunther, Mohammed Ihsan, Melvin KS Leow, Doreen SY Tan, Johan G Eriksson, Jason KW Lee

Impact of heat on all-cause and cause-specific mortality - A multi-city study in Texas.JPG

Impact of heat on all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A multi-city study in Texas 

 

Chunyu Guo, Kevin Lanza, Dongying Li, Yuyu Zhou, Kristin Aunan, Becky PY Loo, Jason KW Lee, Bin Luo, Xiaoli Duan, Wangjian Zhang, Zhengjun Zhang, Shao Lin, Kai Zhang

A History of Heat Health Management Policies in the Singapore Military.JPG

 

A history of heat health management policies in the Singapore military 

 

Joshua DW Sim, Jason KW Lee

Biomarkers for warfighter safety and performance in hot and cold environments.JPG

Biomarkers for warfighter safety and performance in hot and cold environments

 

Jason KW Lee, Beverly Tan, Boris Kingma, François Haman, Yoram Epstein

A Semi-Automatic Data Management Framework for Studying Thermal Comfort, Cognitive Perform

A semi-automatic data management framework for studying thermal comfort, cognitive performance, physiological performance, and environmental parameters in semi-outdoor spaces

 

Shisheng Chen, Kuniaki Mihara, Nyuk Hien Wong, Jason KW Lee, Chun Liang Tan

Delineating the impacts of air temperature and humidity for endurance exercise.JPG

Delineating the impacts of air temperature and humidity for endurance exercise

 

Elliott J Jenkins, Holly A Campbell, Jason KW Lee, Toby Mündel, James D Cotter

Labour productivity and economic impacts of carbon mitigation - a modelling study and bene

Labour productivity and economic impacts of carbon mitigation: a modelling study and benefit–cost analysis

 

Mengzhen Zhao, Xiaodan Huang, Tord Kjellstrom, Jason KW Lee, Matthias Otto, Xiliang Zhang, Marina Romanello, Da Zhang, Wenjia Cai

The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change - health at the mercy

The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels

Marina Romanello, ... Wenjia Cai, ... Samuel H Gunther, ... Tord Kjellstrom, ... Jason KW Lee, Bruno Lemke, ... Matthias Otto, ... 
Anthony Costello

Assessment of Changes in Physiological Markers in Different Body Fluids at Rest and after

Assessment of changes in physiological markers in different body fluids at rest and after exercise

Amalini Jesuthasan, Ajmol Ali, Jason KW Lee, Kay Rutherfurd-Marwick

Thermal perception and lung function - a panel study in young adults with exercise under h

Thermal perception and lung function: a panel study in young adults with exercise under high outdoor temperature

Huailin Wang, Cho Kwong Charlie Lam, Maimaitiminjiang Wulayin, Xin Chen, Suhan Wang, Meng Ren, Jason KW Lee, Jian Hang, Cunrui Huang, Qiong Wang

Extreme temperature increases the risk of stillbirth in the third trimester of pregnancy.J

 

Extreme temperature increases the risk of stillbirth in the third trimester of pregnancy

Hsiao-Yu Yang, Jason KW Lee, Chia-Pin Chio

Transient thermal and physiological responses from air-conditioned room to semi-outdoor sp

Transient thermal and physiological responses from air-conditioned room to semi-outdoor space in the tropics

 

Kuniaki Mihara, Shisheng Chen, Takamasa Hasama, Chun Liang Tan, Jason KW Lee, Nyuk Hien Wong

Continuous thermoregulatory responses to a mass-participation 89-km ultramarathon road rac

Continuous thermoregulatory responses to a mass-participation 89-km ultramarathon road race

 

Christopher Byrne, Aurelien Cosnefroy, Roger Eston, Jason KW Lee, Tim Noakes

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Integrated assessment of urban overheating impacts on human life

 

Negin Nazarian, Scott Krayenhoff, Benjamin Bechtel, ... Jason KW Lee, ... Stefano Schiavon

Small changes in thermal conditions hinder marathon running performance in the tropics.JPG

Small changes in thermal conditions hinder marathon running performance in the tropics

 

Glenn CW Tan, Kaiyuan Zheng, Wee Kiong Cheong, Christopher Byrne, Jan N Iversen, Jason KW Lee

Mobile COVID-19 Screening Units - Heat Stress and Kidney Function Among Health Care Worker

Mobile COVID-19 screening units: heat stress and kidney function among health care workers

 

Teng-Hsiang Chang, Chin-rYu Lin, Jason KW Lee, Jerry Che-Jui Chang, Wan-Chin Chen, Hsiao-Yu Yang

Environmental satisfaction mood and cognitive performance in semi outdoor space in the tro

Environmental satisfaction, mood and cognitive performance in semi-outdoor space in the tropics

 

Kuniaki Mihara, Shisheng Chen, Takamasa Hasama, Chun Liang Tan, Jason KW Lee, Nyuk Hien Wong

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Exertional heat stroke: nutritional considerations

 

Jason KW Lee, Beverly Tan, Henry B Ogden, Shaun Chapman, Michael N Sawka

Cultural differences in hydration practices among physically active individuals - a narrat

 

Cultural differences in hydration practices among physically active individuals: a narrative review

Clarence HW Leow, Beverly Tan, Masashi Miyashita, Jason KW Lee

The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change; code red for a healt

The 2021 ​report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future

Marina Romanello, ... Wenjia Cai, ... Samuel H Gunther, ... Tord Kjellstrom, ... Jason KW Lee, Bruno Lemke, ... Matthias Otto, ... 
Ian Hamilton

Perceptions of heat-health impacts and the effects of knowledge and preventive actions by

 

Perceptions of heat-health impacts and the effects of knowledge and preventive actions by outdoor workers in Hanoi, Vietnam

Steffan Lohrey, Melissa CY Chua, Clemens Gros, Jerome Faucet, Jason KW Lee

[867x388]Assessment of the economic impact of heat-related labor productivity loss a syste

Assessment of the economic impact of heat-related labor productivity loss: a systematic review

Mengzhen Zhao, Jason KW Lee, Tord Kjellstrom, Wenjia Cai

[867x388] Establishing intensifying chronic exposure to extreme heat as a slow onset event

Establishing intensifying chronic exposure to extreme heat as a slow onset event with implications for health, wellbeing, productivity, society and economy

Elspeth Oppermann, Tord Kjellstrom, Bruno Lemke, Matthias Otto, Jason KW Lee

[867x388] Climate Change, Occupational Heat Stress, Human Health and Socioeconomic Factors

 

Climate Change, Occupational Heat Stress, Human Health, and Socioeconomic Factors 

Tord Kjellstrom, Elspeth Oppermann, Jason KW Lee

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Singapore Workplace Health and Safety Guidelines: Managing Heat Stress in the Workplace (2020)

Publisher: Workpace Safety and Health Council & Ministry of Manpower

© Project HeatSafe Singapore 2023

Project HeatSafe is supported by the National Research Foundation, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore under its Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) programme.

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