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Your Environment. Your Health.

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Evaluation of the Department of Health National Heatwave Plan

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal

Author(s):
Johnson S, Bickler G
Year:
2007
Publisher:
Health Protection Agency (London, England)
Abstract:

This evaluation report includes a number of recommendations to the Department of Health. Recommendations on improvements to the plan include improving communication, re-visiting definitions of and the expectations for caring for vulnerable individuals and re-visiting the measures and thresholds that the plan and the associated levels are based around. Limitations are discussed, both in respect to this evaulation and the overall issue of agreeing the correct baselines and comparisons in order to identify the impacts of heatwaves.

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Resource Description

Exposure What is this?

weather or climate related pathway by which climate change affects health

    Temperature
    • Temperature: Heat
Geographic Feature What is this?

resource focuses on specific type of geography

    General Geographic Feature
Geographic Location What is this?

resource focuses on specific location

    Non-United States
    • Non-United States: Europe
Health Impact What is this?

specification of health effect or disease related to climate change exposure

    Injury, Other Health Impact, Specify
    • Injury, Other Health Impact, Specify: heat related morbidity and mortality
Resource Type What is this?

format or standard characteristic of resource

    Research Article
Special Topic What is this?

related topics that intersect with those captured in other filters

    Adaptation, Communication, Health Sector Influence
    • Adaptation, Communication, Health Sector Influence: Adaptation Co-Benefit/Co-Harm, Early Warning System, Intervention, Resilience, Vulnerability Assessment
    • Adaptation, Communication, Health Sector Influence: Health Professional, Policymaker
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