Transcript Heat health watch warning system and communication in Hungary Krisztina Kishonti, A. Páldy, J.

Heat health watch warning
system and communication in
Hungary
Krisztina Kishonti, A. Páldy,
J. Bobvos
National Institute of Environmental Health
National Public Health and Medical Officer’s Service
PHEWE
(EU/QLKA-CT-2001-00152 Sz)
-3-year project (2003-2005)
- In Hungary: „József Fodor” National Centre for Public
Health, National Institute of Environmental Health
(NIEH), NPHMOS and the National Meteorological
Service (NMS)
- Aim of the Project is to assess the association
between weather and acute health effects (Daily
mortality and hospital admission) during warm season
in Europe and to provide information for public
health policy on preventive and adaptive actions.
Preparation of
the meteorological data
Analyse of
the mortality data
Analyse of
the hospital
admission data
Disturbing effects
of
the air pollutants
Application in public health
Heat warning system
(London, Paris,
Roma, Barcelona,
Budapest)
Heat-wave communication on abroad
USA
- Weather-health forecast system in the big cities
- Hot Weather Response Plan in Toronto, Canada
- “How to beat the heat”
Uses likelihood method
Emergency >90%
Alert >65%
Heat-wave communication on abroad
Rome, Italy
-“Heat health watch warning system”
based on an Italian system, since 2002
- In eight Italian towns
Communication
- Alert publications for the local governments and health
authorities
- Advice for the public and people with special diseases
-Telephone assistance service for 24 hours a day
- Regular check in calls; home delivery of food and
medicine, other services
Future
-Improve technical capacity of HHWWS
-Strengthen prevention programs
Heat-wave communication on abroad
France
Heat wave plan
- define the vulnerable groups and local governments
who responsible for them
- regular information for the public by Météo France
- set up alert level based on the evaluation of the
temperature (measured in the last 30 years), morbidity data
then assess the most vulnerable groups.
- high co-operation between the competent institutes
Heat-wave communication on abroad
France
Emergency – four levels
- Alertness – check the accessibility of the vulnerable groups,
Informative advice
- Alarm – local governments lead their crisis plan
- Intervention - local governments interfer and operate
telephone assistance for 24 hours a day
- Implementation – intervention of media, army, ambulance
in case of threatening the public.
Heat-wave communication in Hungary
University in Bermingham
PHEWE website – warning system by email
National Institute of
Environmental
Health
National
Meteorological
Service in Hungary
Decision - Warning
NIEH, National Centre for Public
Health, Communication Department
Havaria Press
Measurement
based on
179/1999 (XI.10),
NCPH
NPHMOS in
Budapest,
Hungary
Heat-wave communication in Hungary
Heat health watch warning system
Three levels
Attention (1. level) for internal use: temperature is 25
Celsius degree or more daily
Readiness (2. level) for the public: temperature is 25 Celsius
degree or more after three consecutive days and 27 Celsius
degree for one day, at least.
Alarm (3. level): temperature is 27 Celsius degree after 3
consecutive days=> equal to the 179/1999 (XI.10) EXTREME
WEATHER CONDITION
Heat-wave communication in Hungary
Leaflets, posters for local authorities, GP’s, pharmacies, public
schools
Young – sun cream, liquid and white-coloured clothes during sport activities
Elder – drink 2 litres a day special attention who takes diuretics medicine,
be cool places
Mother and small children – drink 2 litres a days, sun cream, don’t walk children in heat
Heat-wave communication in Hungary
NETWORK which
1., inform the local authorities to take care of the patients
having increased social risk
2., warn GP’s to pay more attention to vulnerable groups
3., hold informative presentations about heat stress taking into
consideration teachers
4., keep media interested by informative articles on heat wave
for the daily, monthly newspapers read most frequent
5., start campaign at the beginning of the season each year
6., Free green line in Budapest and in the counties
Thank you for your attention!