de Martino Annamaria, Vasselli Stefania, D'Argenio Paolo
Direzione Generale Prevenzione Sanitaria, Ministero della Salute, Roma.
Ig Sanita Pubbl. 2005 May-Jun;61(3):293-312.
Heat waves constitute an important public health problem because of their potential serious health impact on vulnerable populations such as the elderly and individuals living in poor health, socioeconomic, cultural or environmental conditions. The summer of 2003 was the hottest summer, with respect to both minimum and maximum temperatures, of the last fifty years. During that summer, an increased mortality was found especially in the elderly population = 75 years. The Ministry of Health therefore released guidelines for the regions and other local authorities, regarding the measures be undertaken in order to safeguard the elderly and other vulnerable populations from the health risks associated with heat waves. Subsequently, a survey was performed to collect information regarding the projects put into practice in the summer of 2004 by the various regions and local authorities. The aim of the study was to promote a comparison and sharing of appropriately documented experiences. This article classifies and describes the various interventions that were put into practice.
热浪构成了一个重要的公共卫生问题，因为它们可能对弱势群体，如老年人以及健康状况不佳、处于社会经济、文化或环境条件不利状况下的个人产生严重的健康影响。2003年夏天是过去五十年来气温最低和最高方面最热的夏天。在那个夏天，发现死亡率上升，尤其是在75岁及以上的老年人群体中。因此，卫生部向各地区和其他地方当局发布了指导方针，内容涉及为保护老年人和其他弱势群体免受与热浪相关的健康风险而应采取的措施。随后，进行了一项调查，以收集各地区和地方当局在2004年夏天实施的项目的相关信息。该研究的目的是促进对有充分记录的经验进行比较和分享。本文对实施的各种干预措施进行了分类和描述。
