The return of summer means BBQs, extra daylight, and trips to the beach! But hot weather can also be a risk to your health.

Extreme heat can cause health problems such as dehydration, exhaustion, and heat stroke, as well as worsen existing health conditions. In fact, heat is the leading cause of weather-related death.

Read these 8 tips to safely enjoy the warm weather.

We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.

Name: Sarah LaFleur (prev. Donnelly)

Job Title: Coordinator, Clinical Student Placement

Years of Service: 2.5

Worksite: Community Health & Services Centre

Community: Kelowna

Ancestral Territory: “Syilx” (Saay-ilks) / Okanagan Interior Salish

On June 21, we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. In June, we also celebrate National Indigenous History Month to honour the history, heritage and diversity of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. This year, National Indigenous History Month is dedicated to the missing children, the families left behind and the survivors of residential schools.

We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.

Name: Lisa Zetes-Zanatta

Job Title: Executive Director Clinical Operations, Rural Acute and Community, Thompson and Cariboo Regions

Years of Service: 18

Worksite: Thompson Cariboo Shuswap Corporate Office

Community: Kamloops

Ancestral Territory: Secwepemc (She-whep -m) / Shuswap Interior Salish