NDLI: Surveillance of Summer Mortality and Preparedness to Reduce the Health Impact of Heat Waves in Italy

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Paola, Michelozzi Donato, Francesca K. De’ Bargagli, Anna Maria Daniela, D’ippoliti Sario, Manuela De Marino, Claudia Schifano, Patrizia Cappai, Giovanna Leone, Michela Kirchmayer, Ursula Ventura, Martina Gennaro, Marta Di Leonardi, Marco Fabrizio, Oleari Martino, Annamaria De Perucci, Carlo A.
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Since 2004, the Italian Department for Civil Protection and the Ministry of Health have implemented a national program for the prevention of heat-health effects during summer, which to-date includes 34 major cities and 93% of the residents aged 65 years and over. The Italian program represents an important example of an integrated approach to prevent the impact of heat on health, comprising Heat Health Watch Warning Systems, a mortality surveillance system and prevention activities targeted to susceptible subgroups. City-specific warning systems are based on the relationship between temperature and mortality and serve as basis for the modulation of prevention measures. Local prevention activities, based on the guidelines defined by the Ministry of Health, are constructed around the infrastructures and services available. A key component of the prevention program is the identification of susceptible individuals and the active surveillance by General Practitioners, medical personnel and social workers. The mortality surveillance system enables the timely estimation of the impact of heat, and heat waves, on mortality during summer as well as to the evaluation of warning systems and prevention programs. Considering future predictions of climate change, the implementation of effective prevention programs, targeted to high risk subjects, become a priority in the public health agenda.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7052256
Ending Page	2273
Page Count	18
Starting Page	2256
File Format	PDF
ISSN	16604601
e-ISSN	16604601
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Issue Number	5
Volume Number	7
Language	English
Publisher	Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
Publisher Date	2010-05-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Pollution Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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