The Effect of an Automated Phone Warning and Health Advisory System on Adaptation to High Heat Episodes and Health Services Use in Vulnerable Groups—Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Study

The Effect of an Automated Phone Warning and Health Advisory System on Adaptation to High Heat Episodes and Health Services Use in Vulnerable Groups—Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Study

Automated phone warning systems are increasingly used by public health authorities to protect the population from the adverse effects of extreme heat but little is known about their performance. To fill this gap, this article reports the result of a study on the impact of an automated phone heat war...

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Main Authors: Kaddour Mehiriz, Pierre Gosselin, Isabelle Tardif, Marc-André Lemieux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
automated phone warning systems
heat waves warnings
public health
impact evaluation
randomized controlled trial design
climate change adaptation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/8/1581

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