评估热健康预警系统的社会经济效益
Shilpa Rao1, Prayash Chaudhary2,3, Isabelle Budin-Ljøsne1
1Division for Climate and Environmental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
European journal of public health
|February 9, 2025
概括
热健康预警系统 (HHWS) 是具有成本效益的,可以减少与热有关的疾病,尤其是老年人. 实施挑战包括资金,数据可访问性和跨学科合作.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
- 气候科学 气候科学
背景情况:
- 热健康预警系统 (HHWS) 是气象和公共卫生工作的关键交叉点.
- 有效的HHWS对于减轻与全球气温上升和热浪相关的不良健康结果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 系统地审查高温热水系统的社会经济价值和有效性,以防止与热有关的健康问题.
- 识别和分析影响HHWS实施和利用的技术,结构和社会障碍和促进者.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项范围的文献审查,重点关注气候服务对热健康适应的经济评估和健康益处.
- 与欧洲和非洲各地的气候服务开发商和提供商进行了半结构化访谈,以探索实施和社会因素.
主要成果:
- 高温热水系统具有显著的成本效益,能够降低与热有关的死亡率和发病率,特别是在老年人等弱势群体中.
- 确定的主要挑战包括确保可持续融资,确保气候数据的相关性和可访问性,为各种各样的最终用户,弥合气候和卫生部门之间的文化差距,以及强大的影响评估.
结论:
- 高温暖气系统是公共卫生的一种可行且具有成本效益的适应策略,在减少与热有关的健康负担方面提供了巨大的好处.
- 解决与资金,数据可用性,跨学科沟通和影响评估相关的已识别的障碍,对于成功部署HHWS和最大限度地提高其公共卫生影响至关重要.
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