Indicators to support local public health to reduce the impacts of heat on health
Heat exposure presents a significant weather-related health risk in England and Wales, and is associated with acute impacts on mortality and adverse effects on a range of clinical conditions, as well as increased healthcare costs. Most heat-related health outcomes are preventable with health protect...
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| author | Peninah Murage Shakoor Hajat Helen L. Macintyre Giovanni S. Leonardi Priyanjali Ratwatte Helena Wehling Giorgos Petrou Michael Higlett Angela Hands Sari Kovats |
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| description | Heat exposure presents a significant weather-related health risk in England and Wales, and is associated with acute impacts on mortality and adverse effects on a range of clinical conditions, as well as increased healthcare costs. Most heat-related health outcomes are preventable with health protection measures such as behavioural changes, individual cooling actions, and strategies implemented at the landscape level or related to improved urban infrastructure.We review current limitations in reporting systems and propose ten indicators to monitor changes in heat exposures, vulnerabilities, heat-health outcomes, and progress on adaptation actions. These indicators can primarily inform local area decision-making in managing risks across multiple sectors such as public health, adult and social care, housing, urban planning, and education. The indicators can be used alongside information on other vulnerabilities relevant for heat and health such as underlying morbidity or housing characteristics, to prioritise the most effective adaptation actions for those who need it the most. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bdb311f212fa4edaafe7796b909bc4b32024-01-22T04:15:30ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202024-01-01183108391Indicators to support local public health to reduce the impacts of heat on healthPeninah Murage0Shakoor Hajat1Helen L. Macintyre2Giovanni S. Leonardi3Priyanjali Ratwatte4Helena Wehling5Giorgos Petrou6Michael Higlett7Angela Hands8Sari Kovats9HPRU in Environmental Change and Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom; Corresponding author at: School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health Society and Environment (PHES), 15-17 Tavistock Place, Kings Cross, London, WC1H 9SH, UK.HPRU in Environmental Change and Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United KingdomUK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), United KingdomUK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), United KingdomUK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), United KingdomUK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), United KingdomInstitute of Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London (UCL), United KingdomUK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), United KingdomOffice of Health Improvement and Disparities, United KingdomHPRU in Environmental Change and Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United KingdomHeat exposure presents a significant weather-related health risk in England and Wales, and is associated with acute impacts on mortality and adverse effects on a range of clinical conditions, as well as increased healthcare costs. Most heat-related health outcomes are preventable with health protection measures such as behavioural changes, individual cooling actions, and strategies implemented at the landscape level or related to improved urban infrastructure.We review current limitations in reporting systems and propose ten indicators to monitor changes in heat exposures, vulnerabilities, heat-health outcomes, and progress on adaptation actions. These indicators can primarily inform local area decision-making in managing risks across multiple sectors such as public health, adult and social care, housing, urban planning, and education. The indicators can be used alongside information on other vulnerabilities relevant for heat and health such as underlying morbidity or housing characteristics, to prioritise the most effective adaptation actions for those who need it the most.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023006645EpidemiologyHeat exposureTemperatureClimate change adaptationHealth indicators |
| spellingShingle | Peninah Murage Shakoor Hajat Helen L. Macintyre Giovanni S. Leonardi Priyanjali Ratwatte Helena Wehling Giorgos Petrou Michael Higlett Angela Hands Sari Kovats Indicators to support local public health to reduce the impacts of heat on health Environment International Epidemiology Heat exposure Temperature Climate change adaptation Health indicators |
| title | Indicators to support local public health to reduce the impacts of heat on health |
| title_full | Indicators to support local public health to reduce the impacts of heat on health |
| title_fullStr | Indicators to support local public health to reduce the impacts of heat on health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indicators to support local public health to reduce the impacts of heat on health |
| title_short | Indicators to support local public health to reduce the impacts of heat on health |
| title_sort | indicators to support local public health to reduce the impacts of heat on health |
| topic | Epidemiology Heat exposure Temperature Climate change adaptation Health indicators |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023006645 |
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