The summer activity of the Piano starts again hot aimed at preventing the negative effects of heat on health, especially in the most fragile people.
And the heat wave bulletins prepared by the Department of Epidemiology SSR Lazio Region are back, as part of the National Operating System for the Forecasting and Prevention of the Effects of Heat on Health, coordinated by the Ministry of Health.
They are published, as every year, from Monday to Friday, starting from mid-May until mid-September. The operating system is located in 27 Italian cities and allows to identify, daily, for each specific urban area, the weather-climate conditions that are risky for health, especially for vulnerable subjects: the elderly, chronically ill, children, pregnant women.
The cities monitored are: Ancona, Bari, Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia, Cagliari, Campobasso, Catania, Civitavecchia, Florence, Frosinone, Genoa, Latina, Messina, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Perugia, Pescara, Reggio Calabria, Rieti, Rome, Turin, Trieste, Venice, Verona, Viterbo.
From the ministry portal, it is possible to download numerous brochures and information material on heat waves, for the general population and for operators in the health and social-health sector (doctors, staff of facilities for the elderly, staff who assist the elderly).
Article published on 19 June 2023 - 20:38
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