Journal of Shandong University (Health Sciences) ›› 2018, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (8): 14-20.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1671-7554.0.2018.160

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Health effects of heatwave: from impact assessment to coping strategy

HUANG Cunrui, HE Yiling, MA Rui, SU Yanan   

  1. School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China
  • Published:2022-09-27

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Abstract: Climate change poses multiple threats to human health. The most primary and direct threat of climate change on human health is expected to be exposure to heatwaves. It is projected that the frequency and intensity of heatwaves will increase under the scenario of climate change. Thus, coping with heatwaves and mitigating health impacts have increasingly 山 东 大 学 学 报 (医 学 版)56卷8期 -黄存瑞,等.高温热浪的健康效应:从影响评估到应对策略 \=-become a priority issue in public health. This article reviews the current epidemiological information on the impacts of heatwaves, and points out that sensitive health outcomes and efficient research designs are needed to evaluate extreme temperature related health losses precisely, thus well-designed coping strategies and public health interventions to climate change can be made with a solid foundation.

Key words: Heatwave, Health, Impact assessment, Early warning system, Coping strategy

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