Improving Public Health responses to extreme weather/heat-waves (EUROHEAT)

Description:

The project's general aim was to improve public health responses to weather extremes and in particular heat waves. This was achieved by networking of a variety of stakeholders, such as health care, public health, epidemiology and meteorology, that had been involved in the assessment and response development of the past heat-waves; additional data gathering and information exchange; improving extreme weather and heat-wave preparedness and rapid responses through national and European coordination; and provision of advice and expertise to develop activities and actions, including legislative proposals to the EU.

Project information

Lead

World Health Organization (WHO) - Regional Office for Europe

Partners

Asl Rm/E Department of Epidemiology, Italy József Fodor - National Centre for Public Health, Hungary Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Public Health and Policy, United Kingdom National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Source of funding

EAHC