Loureiro Maria Daniel, Jennings Neil, Lawrance Emma, Ferreira-Santos Daniela, Neves Ana Luísa
Faculty of Medicine, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Online J Public Health Inform. 2025 Sep 5;17:e66361. doi: 10.2196/66361.
This viewpoint highlights the critical need for proactive and strategic integration of digital health tools into heat-health action plans (HHAPs) across Europe. Drawing insights from the digital health surge during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent heat-related health impacts, we identify response gaps and suggest specific strategies to strengthen current plans. Key recommendations include leveraging mobile health communication, expanding telemedicine usage, adopting wearable health monitoring devices, and using advanced data analytics to improve responsiveness and equity. This perspective aims to guide policymakers, health authorities, and health care providers in systematically enhancing heat-health preparedness through digital health innovation.
这一观点凸显了在整个欧洲将数字健康工具积极且战略性地整合到热健康行动计划（HHAPs）中的迫切需求。借鉴新冠疫情期间数字健康的蓬勃发展以及近期与高温相关的健康影响，我们找出了应对差距，并提出了加强现有计划的具体策略。主要建议包括利用移动健康通信、扩大远程医疗的使用、采用可穿戴健康监测设备，以及运用先进的数据分析来提高应对能力和公平性。这一观点旨在指导政策制定者、卫生当局和医疗服务提供者通过数字健康创新系统地加强热健康防范。
