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Minimising harm from heatwaves: a survey of awareness, knowledge, and practices of health professionals and care providers in Victoria, Australia

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  • Joseph Ibrahim
  • Judith McInnes
  • Nick Andrianopoulos
  • Sue Evans

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Despite a broad level of understanding of the dangers of heatwaves, an opportunistic, reactive approach by health profession and carer personnel, in conjunction with gaps in knowledge, leaves older people in Victoria at risk of preventable harm from extreme hot weather. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2012

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  • Joseph Ibrahim & Judith McInnes & Nick Andrianopoulos & Sue Evans, 2012. "Minimising harm from heatwaves: a survey of awareness, knowledge, and practices of health professionals and care providers in Victoria, Australia," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 57(2), pages 297-304, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:57:y:2012:i:2:p:297-304
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0243-y
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    1. Alina Herrmann & Rainer Sauerborn, 2018. "General Practitioners’ Perceptions of Heat Health Impacts on the Elderly in the Face of Climate Change—A Qualitative Study in Baden-Württemberg, Germany," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-21, April.
    2. Noriko Takahashi & Rieko Nakao & Kayo Ueda & Masaji Ono & Masahide Kondo & Yasushi Honda & Masahiro Hashizume, 2015. "Community Trial on Heat Related-Illness Prevention Behaviors and Knowledge for the Elderly," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-27, March.
    3. Hannah Gough & Samuel Faulknall-Mills & Marco-Felipe King & Zhiwen Luo, 2019. "Assessment of Overheating Risk in Gynaecology Scanning Rooms during Near-Heatwave Conditions: A Case Study of the Royal Berkshire Hospital in the UK," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-16, September.
    4. An Vu & Shannon Rutherford & Dung Phung, 2019. "Heat Health Prevention Measures and Adaptation in Older Populations—A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-22, November.
    5. Ghasem Toloo & Gerard FitzGerald & Peter Aitken & Kenneth Verrall & Shilu Tong, 2013. "Evaluating the effectiveness of heat warning systems: systematic review of epidemiological evidence," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 58(5), pages 667-681, October.

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