Topic outline
General
ERASMUS+ HOPE
KA220-HED-F8D51393, Higher Education
Responding to Heatwaves in the Older People Ecosystem
HOPE: E-learning for students
- Welcome to this draft version of the HOPE e-learning! This e-learning is
suitable for all students who want to be introduced to climate change, heat waves, its consequences for older people and effective interventions. We
have built this e-learning based on the WHO report on climate change and its
consequences.
The relevant chapters in line with the goal of this e-learning are rebuilt as a module; these chapters are obligated (‘need to know’). The other chapters of the report can be regarded as facultative (or additional information). Under each module, you will find references and tasks (nb in this draft not yet ready).
Heat-related (and thus climate-related) health problems can be addressed at several levels. Also, we distinguish between interventions to overcome acute health problems and interventions aimed at the prevention of health problems. This means that addressing the issue of heat-related health problems is for sure a task and knowledge area for health and social professionals. But to be effective and work on real prevention, housing professionals, urban planners, environmental and climate experts have a profound role to play. At all comes down to transdisciplinary cooperation and mutual understanding of the role each of them can and/or have to play.
You can use the material in this e-learning in several ways in order to increase your knowledge and understanding of the possible actions you can undertake from you professional perspective. Either start with the modules and try to make one or more present cases. Or start with one of the cases and use the information in the modules, a database of good practices, narratives of older adults and a database of articles to be able to gather the insights you need to work on these cases.
After you have studied all modules and finished the cases, you will finalize the e-learning with a multiple choice test and an assignment (but this will only be at the final version!!!). For now, dear colleagues of HOPE, please make the test and submit your answers, and get your appreciation right away. A confirmation can be downloaded.
Before you start: please read the instructions underneath (what is a Course, and the Moodle quick start) carefully!
Good luck!
Henk- Marleen- Janeatte
Colophon: This e-learning is a collaborative effort of the Erasmus+ HOPE KA220-HED-F8D51393, Higher Education project Responding to Heatwaves in the Older People Ecosystem
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.
- Welcome to this draft version of the HOPE e-learning! This e-learning is
suitable for all students who want to be introduced to climate change, heat waves, its consequences for older people and effective interventions. We
have built this e-learning based on the WHO report on climate change and its
consequences.
Module 1. Setting the scene: impacts of heat on health in Europe
Need to know
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
Nice to know
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
Nice to know
Summary
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
Need to know
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
Nice to know
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
In this database, you will find a selection of examples that may be interesting to you to study in relation to examples of how organisations, communities, professionals or citizens deal with heat and heat-related health challenges.
GOOD PRACTICES: STARTING THE COLLECTION
In this database, you will find a selection of examples that may be interesting to you to study in relation to examples of how organisations, communities, professionals or citizens deal with heat and heat-related health challenges.
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
Narratives of older adults
Text to be added: Here you will find narratives provided by older adults about their experiences and advices in case of extreme heat. (not yet available; to be added later).
Cases with elderly in heatwaves
Choose one of the following cases as provided within this e-learning. Try to answer the questions by using the obligatory sources, the databases, the narratives and the visuals which are provided.
RESEARCH- DATABASE
In this database you will find a selection of references and articles that may be interesting to you to read in relation to effective interventions in case of heat.
EVALUTION
Dear student, you have learned a lot about heat waves, and their consequences for older people. Also, you have learned about effective interventions. To confirm this, we ask you to do the test with multiple-choice questions underneath. You will get feedback immediately after submitting it. To answer these questions, the material in the next sections (Good-Practices and Research Database) might be very, very helpful.
