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ERASMUS+ HOPE
KA220-HED-F8D51393, Higher Education
Responding to Heatwaves in the Older People Ecosystem
HOPE: E-learning for caregivers
- The e-learning will be built up with text, and illustrations (video, pictures, and stories) based on the experiences and cases of the participating (associated) partners in the project and assignments. There will be attention to the comparison between different situations, especially in the assignments. This will stimulate users of the e-learning to understand the impact of the context is on how to address heat-related health problems.
- The presentation of the e-learning will contain visual materials, as part of so-called blended learning. This will result in a better ‘sticking’ of the knowledge gained
- The result will be cross-country learning and exchange of knowledge between the partners as well as disciplines.
- As the e-learning is in English it will be easy to use in the different countries involved. After finishing the development of the e-learning, it will be easily accessible to other interested parties.
- PARTNERS
- GEMEENTE ROTTERDAM Netherlands, www.rotterdam.nl
- ISTITUTO PER SERVIZI DI RICOVERO E ASSISTENZA AGLI ANZIANI, Italy, https://www.israa.it
- IRMANDADE DA SANTA CASA DA MISERICORDIA DA AMADORA, Portugal , https://www.misericordia-amadora.pt/
- STICHTING HOGESCHOOL ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, https://www.hogeschoolrotterdam.nl
- Social Cooperative Enterprise of Cyclades, GREECE, https://e-learning.alteravita.eu/
- ELISAN RESEAU EUROPEEN POUR L INCLUSION ET L ACTION SOCIALE LOCALE
ASSOCIATION, France, https://www.elisan.eu/
HOPE WEB PAGE: https://hope-heatwaves.eu/
DISCLAIMER
The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Module 1. Setting the scene: impacts of heat on health in Europe
Europe’s climate in 2050 Summary
In several countries, despite increasing episodes of extreme temperatures, heat-related health impacts seem to be decreasing. This highlights the effectiveness of current prevention measures. Nevertheless, projections for Europe clearly indicate that without adequate efforts for heat–health adaptation to climate change, heat-related exposures and the associated health impacts could increase substantially. Such projections, combined with long-term trends of ageing and urbanization, strongly warrant the adoption of a long-term perspective to manage the health effects of temperature in the context of a changing climate
Module 2. Agreement on a lead body: governance of public health responses to heat
Summary
The question of how best to organize and govern public health responses to heat events gained particular relevance in the WHO European Region in the aftermath of the 2003 summer heat waves. The need to define and implement appropriate and agreed-upon public health responses to heat has since become increasingly pressing, with the latest occurrence of extreme and deadly heat waves in the summer of 2019. Yet little evidence is available on what constitutes good practice in the governance of such responses.
A recent survey undertaken by the WHO Regional Office for Europe shows an increasing role for national and federal authorities in developing and issuing guidance for subnational actors, although the roles and responsibilities of such actors are only infrequently specified. Moreover, HHAPs are usually not formally linked to crucial related policies, such as disaster risk reduction or national environmental planning. Multilevel governance of heat–health action could capitalize on the comparative strengths of local and non-state actors, thereby contributing to better integration of HHAPs with closely related policy areas.
Module 4. Heat-related health information plans: communicating heat risk
4.1 Introduction: heat risk communications
4.2 Channels, timing, and content of heat risk communications
4.3 Heat risk awareness, perception and adaptive capacity
4.4 Conclusions
Module 6. Care for vulnerable population groups: updated evidence on risk factors and vulnerability
Key messages
6.2 Heat vulnerability, vulnerable groups and risk factors
6.3 Identification, surveillance and mapping of vulnerable subgroups
6.4 Prevention measures and guidance
6.5 Specific advice for at-risk subgroups
6.6. Conclusions
Module 10. Conclusions
10.1 Individual conclusions for the elements of Hope
10.2.Communicating heat risk to specific audiences
10.3 Evidence and research gaps
10.4 References
GOOD PRACTICES
GOOD PRACTICES: STARTING THE COLLECTION
Based on the work of all project partners and the information gathered, the HOPE project will develop an online database of good practices around older adult care during the heat waves, which will be shared worldwide. ISRAA Treviso will have a leading role in its development. The project results will be implemented in the own care services of the partners and available for use, replicability and adaptation to all interested Authorities. The Portuguese partner (SCMA) will be responsible for the development of the Guidelines for the older adult ecosystem on the topic of heat management. These guidelines recommend how to manage older adults' care before, during and after the heat waves. Together with the associated partners of Rotterdam, Genero (network of older adult organisations); SOL Network (welfare institution and supplier of welfare services); Laurens(organisations for older adults care), Treviso (Province of Treviso; Municipality of Treviso, ULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana) and Portugal Amadora (Municipality of Amadora; Lusofona University) and the Local Advisory Boards, we will collect the best practices and research about the ecosystem on what is currently done in heatwave management, what is missing and what works well.
What is meant by “Good practice”
A good practice is not only a practice that is good, but a practice that has been proven to work well and produce good results, and is therefore recommended as a model. It is a successful experience, which has been tested and validated, in the broad sense, which has been repeated and deserves to be shared so that a greater number of people can adopt it. Or ‘Good practices’ can be defined in multiple ways. However, a thread common to most definitions implies strategies, approaches and/or activities that have been shown through research and evaluation to be effective, efficient, sustainable and/or transferable, and to reliably lead to a desired result. (European Commission)
The Criteria:
- Effective and successful;
- Environmentally, economically and socially sustainable;
- Gender-sensitive;
- Technically feasible;
- Inherently participatory;
- Replicable and adaptable;
- Reducing disaster/crisis risks, if applicable.
If you have a good practice regarding heatwaves and you would like to share it please contact us. lead ISRAA Treviso and elena.curtopassi@regione.veneto.it
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More:Country Heat Maps And Atlases
Using this interactive map, you can download a variety of resources linked to the 14 EU countries studied in HRE4. Atlases, maps, country presentations and roadmaps are all sources of information useful for heat planning. Included are also some reports and maps made during STRATEGO, a previous Heat Roadmap Europe study, as well as resources developed by other partners. If you wish your maps to be included too or add a link, please contact us.
You can also freely access the 4th Pan-European Thermal Atlas, PETA4, here.
RESEARCH- DATABASE
If you have to share a reference, an article, grey literature, you can upload the file here and we will add to the research database.
Thank you!!
