Heat-Health Action Plans Guidance |
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| Editor:
| Bickler, G.
Hales, S.
Matthies, F.
Cardeñosa Marín, N. |
| Series title: | Public Health Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-92-890-7191-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2008 |
| Publisher: | World Health Organization
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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Climate change is leading to variations in weather patterns and an apparent increase in extreme weather events, including heat-waves. Recent heat-waves in the WHO European Region have led to a rise in related mortality but the adverse health effects of hot weather and heat-waves are largely preventable. This guidance results from the EuroHEAT project on improving public health responses to extreme weather/heatwaves, co-funded by WHO and the European Commission. It explains...
More DescriptionClimate change is leading to variations in weather patterns and an apparent increase in extreme weather events, including heat-waves. Recent heat-waves in the WHO European Region have led to a rise in related mortality but the adverse health effects of hot weather and heat-waves are largely preventable.
This guidance results from the EuroHEAT project on improving public health responses to extreme weather/heatwaves, co-funded by WHO and the European Commission. It explains the importance of the development of heat-health action plans, their characteristics and core elements, with examples from several European countries that have begun their implementation and evaluation.