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Increased risk of cardiopulmonary mortality during hot weather: well-designed health impact assessments to inform heat adaptation strategies

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Exposure to hot weather can lead to heat-related illnesses (e.g., heat exhaustion) and/or trigger the exacerbation of pre-existing chronic diseases (e.g., cardiopulmonary diseases). 1 This is particularly concerning because hot weather is becoming more frequent, more intense, and longer-lasting. 2 To protect public health from the adverse impacts of hot weather, it is imperative to develop effective, accessible, and sustainable heat adaptation strategies. To inform the development of these strategies, the epidemiology research community needs to conduct high-quality heat health impact assessments to generate actionable evidence by leveraging the best available climate and health data, adopting recommended epidemiological designs, and judiciously interpreting research findings. The German study by Zhang et al., published in this issue of The Lancet Regional Health—Europe, 3 is a salient example of such research endeavours.

Source: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe

DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101065

Author: Zhiwei Xu

Institution: Griffith University

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change and Health Impacts

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,000