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Map created by the Bureau of Information Technology Services in cooperation with the BRACE Program, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Health, Division of Public Health, Department of Health Services, State of Wisconsin - P-01084 (8/2015) Maps and related information are provided as a public service for informational purposes only. We make no warranties on the accuracy of content. Use of information from this document is at your own risk. Milwaukee County Heat Vulnerability Index The MilwaukeeCounty Heat Vulnerability* analysis was created by the Building Resilience Against Climate Effects program within the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The data displayed in the map is meant to serve as an informational tool to better understand the spatial distribution of human populations most vulnerable to extreme heat related events. ** The Wisconsin Heat Vulnerability Index is based on multiple indicators associated with risk for heat-related illness and mortality. The index analysis was created as a measure of vulnerability by U.S. Census block groups during an extreme heat event. The measure includes: health factors, demographic and household characteristics, natural and built environment factors (e.g., air quality, temperature, land cover) and population density. * The Milwaukee County Heat Vulnerability Index is based on the Wisconsin Heat Vulnerability Index** with slight alterations to account for risk factors specific to Milwaukee County. Additional data sets were made avilable for the Milwaukee study area and incorporated into the analysis. It is representative of the heat vulnerability in Milwaukee County, and is not representative of the vulnerability compared to the other counties in Wisconsin. Municipal Boundary Municipal Boundary Water Water Park / Forest Park / Forest Reference Data ´ 0 2 Miles Milwaukee County Vulnerability (county based quantiles) by Census Block Group Heat Vulnerability High (top 20%) Moderate High Moderate Moderate Low Low (bottom 20%)

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Map created by the Bureau of Information Technology Services in cooperation with the BRACE Program, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Health, Division of Public Health, Department of Health Services,

State of Wisconsin - P-01084 (8/2015)Maps and related information are provided as a public service for informational purposes only. 

We make no warranties on the accuracy of content. Use of information from this document is at your own risk.

Milwaukee County Heat Vulnerability IndexThe MilwaukeeCounty Heat Vulnerability* analysis was created by the Building Resilience Against Climate Effects program within the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The data displayed in the map is meant to serve as an informational tool to better understand the spatial distribution ofhuman populations most vulnerable to extreme heat related events.

** The Wisconsin Heat Vulnerability Index is based on multipleindicators associated with risk for heat-related illness and mortality. The index analysis was created as a measure of vulnerability by U.S. Census block groups during an extreme heat event. The measure includes: health factors,demographic and household characteristics, natural and built environment factors (e.g., air quality, temperature, land cover) and population density.

* The Milwaukee County Heat Vulnerability Index is based on the Wisconsin Heat Vulnerability Index** with slight alterations to account for risk factors specific to Milwaukee County. Additional data sets were made avilable for the Milwaukee study area and incorporated into the analysis. It is representative of the heat vulnerability in Milwaukee County, and is not representative of the vulnerability compared to the other counties in Wisconsin.

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