Murage, Peninah;
Hajat, Shakoor;
Macintyre, Helen L;
Leonardi, Giovanni S;
Ratwatte, Priyanjali;
Wehling, Helena;
Petrou, Giorgos;
... Kovats, Sari; + view all
(2024)
Indicators to support local public health to reduce the impacts of heat on health.
Environment International
, 183
, Article 108391. 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108391.
Preview |
PDF
1-s2.0-S0160412023006645-main.pdf - Published Version Download (930kB) | Preview |
Abstract
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 mo
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Indicators to support local public health to reduce the impacts of heat on health |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108391 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108391 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. under a Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Epidemiology Heat exposure Temperature, Climate change adaptation, Health indicators |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184444 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
