Form 0920 Page 1 Heat and Health Tracker Evaluation Survey

Heat and Health Tracker Evaluation Survey

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Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey on CDC's Heat and Health Tracker. Your feedback today will
help us improve the tool. 
If you are new to the Tracker, you may visit and explore the tool here to provide feedback. If you have never used
the tool, we still would welcome your participation in the survey to help us understand your heat and health-related
needs.
Please note the survey contains branching logic, so you may not see questions served in numerical order. That is
expected.
CDC/ATSDR estimates the average public reporting burden for this collection of information as 15 minutes per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data/information sources, gathering and
maintaining the data/information needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to CDC/ATSDR Information Collection Review
Office, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS D-74, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; ATTN: PRA (0923-0047)
Form Approved
OMB No. 0923-0047
Exp. Date: 02/28/2025
Thank you for your time.

1. What type of organization are you a part of?

2. What is the name of the team or unit in which you
work?
3. Please share/describe your role in your
organization.

4. Please indicate which sector your role most closely
aligns with.

4a. If you selected other, please specify.

5. How often are you personally involved in
monitoring, preparing for, or responding to heat
events?

6. How many staff are there in your organization who
are involved with heat-related planning and/or
response?

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State health department
County health department
City health department
Tribal health organization
State governmental agency (not health focused)
Municipal governmental agency (not health focused)

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Health
Emergency preparedness
Planning
Tracking
Other, please specify

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Often
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
None
One
Two-Four
Five or more
(Please count yourself if it applies.)

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7. To what extent does your organization consider heat
preparedness planning and/or heat response a top
priority?

Not at all
Very Little
A moderate amount
Very much
Not sure

8. Were you aware of the Heat and Health Tracker prior
to this survey?

Yes
No

9. How often does your organization currently use the
Heat and Health Tracker (the Tracker) for heat-related
planning and/or response?

Regularly uses the Tracker for heat-related
planning and/or response
Sometimes uses the Tracker for heat-related
planning and/or response
Has used the Tracker for heat-related planning
and/or response once or twice
Used it/visited the Tracker for the first time in
preparation for this survey
Never used it for heat-related planning and/or
response

10. How has your organization used the Heat and Health
Tracker? Select all that apply.

Track heat related illness or death case changes
(daily or weekly);
Track heat trends;
Explore heat forecasts;
Share heat-related information with employees (via
email, meetings, alerts, or other means);
Share heat-related information with partners (via
reports, meetings, or other means);
Share heat-related information with the public
(via blogs, webpages, alerts or other means);
Share the Tracker as a useful tool for others to
use (e.g. through a climate and health webpage);
Apply for funding to prepare for, or respond to,
heat;
Make a decision to allocate funds to heat-related
preparedness and response;
Trigger an individual heat response action (e.g.
opening cooling stations);
Trigger a heat action plan or response (e.g. when
seeing case changes)
Other, please specify

10a. If you selected other, please describe.
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11. Please provide example(s) of how the Heat and
Health Tracker has been used either for
decision-making and/or allocation of resources.
12. Are there thresholds set for or by your
organization or partners to take action?

13. Please provide more detail, including what
thresholds are based on and what response options are
in place when triggered.

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Yes
No
Unsure

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14. Have you or your organizations received any
inquiries from media, partners, or the public about
data displayed on the Heat and Health Tracker?
15. Please provide examples of inquiries you or your
partners have received.

16. Has your organization embedded the Tracker into
its website?
17. Please provide the link to this webpage.

18. What aspects of the Heat and Health Tracker are
most useful or beneficial?

19. How could the Tracker be more useful to your
organization in tracking, planning, and responding to
heat and heat-related illness?
20. What other metrics and/or functionalities could be
incorporated into the Tracker to enhance its utility?

21. What suggestions do you have for making the
Tracker more user-friendly for those who do not have
an environmental health or data background?
22. How could the Tracker be more useful as a
communication tool with partners or the public?

Yes
No
Unsure

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Yes
No

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23. What are barriers or concerns with using the
Tracker to track, plan, and respond to heat and
heat-related illness?

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24. If you shared any barriers or concerns, do you
have any potential solutions or recommendations to
minimize the effect of these barriers/concerns?

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25. Why has your organization not used the Tracker in
heat preparedness and response work? Select all that
apply.

Heat is not currently a priority in our area.
There is a different tool that fits our needs
better.
The organization is unsure how use the Tracker.
The organization lacks the skills and/or capacity
to interpret the data provided by the Tracker.
The organization does not have the capacity in
terms of staff time and availability to utilize
the Tracker.
The organization was not aware of the Tracker.
Other, please specify

25a. If you selected other, please describe.
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26. What other tools or resources does your
organization use for tracking heat and heat related
illness or making heat-related preparedness and
response decisions in the jurisdiction?

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