Developing a Healthy Environment Assessment Tool (HEAT) to Address Heat-Health Vulnerability in South African Towns in a Warming World

Prolonged exposure to high temperatures can cause heat-related illnesses and accelerate death, especially in the elderly. We developed a locally-appropriate Healthy Environment Assessment Tool, or ‘HEAT’ tool, to assess heat-health risks among communities. HEAT was co-developed with stakeholders and...

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Autores principales: Wright, Caradee Y., Mathee, Angela, Goldstone, Cheryl, Naidoo, Natasha, Kapwata, Thandi, Wernecke, Bianca, Kunene, Zamantimande, Millar, Danielle A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9957206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36833550
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042852

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9957206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36833550
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042852

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