Extreme Weather Events and Public Health Responses - Hardcover

 
9783540244172: Extreme Weather Events and Public Health Responses
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3540244174 ISBN 13: 9783540244172
Verlag: Springer, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

In February 2004, the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European Environment Agency organized an expert meeting to exchange information and develop recommendations on public health and environmental responses to weather and climate extremes, floods, heat-waves and cold spells. The meeting was kindly hosted by the Ministry of Health of Slovakia. The meeting recommendations were adopted at the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, Budapest, Hungary, 2004.

This book reflects a collection of case studies and experiences of experts, ministries and international organizations. It gives an overview of various topics, such as:

- Will climate change alter climate variability?

- The 2003 European heat-wave

- The health impacts of temperature extremes

- Public health responses to temperature extremes

- The health impacts of floods

- Case studies on health system responses to extreme events

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In February 2004, the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European Environment Agency organized an expert meeting to exchange information and develop recommendations on public health and environmental responses to weather and climate extremes, floods, heat-waves and cold spells. The meeting was kindly hosted by the Ministry of Health of Slovakia. The meeting recommendations were adopted at the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, Budapest, Hungary, 2004.

This book reflects a collection of case studies and experiences of experts, ministries and international organizations. It gives an overview of various topics, such as:

- Will climate change alter climate variability?

- The 2003 European heat-wave

- The health impacts of temperature extremes

- Public health responses to temperature extremes

- The health impacts of floods

- Case studies on health system responses to extreme events

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Verlag
Springer
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
3540244174
ISBN 13 
9783540244172
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
352
Herausgeber
Kirch Wilhelm, Menne B., Bertollini R.
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Dt. Universitätsverlag
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Wiesbaden
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Deutschland

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