Flexibility and partnerships perceived as supportive of dual hazard response: COVID-19 and heat related illness, Summer 2020

Objectives: To understand how health departments implemented the response to the dual hazards of Heat Related Illness (HRI) and COVID-19 in Summer 2020. Methods: We interviewed five health jurisdictions with a Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Framework HRI project to understand im...

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Autores principales:	Erika Austhof, Heidi E Brown
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Public health emergency preparedness COVID-19 Extreme heat Public health Workforce Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:807634b508774fa29f340c48598d18382021-11-18T04:54:11ZFlexibility and partnerships perceived as supportive of dual hazard response: COVID-19 and heat related illness, Summer 20202667-278210.1016/j.joclim.2021.100068https://doaj.org/article/807634b508774fa29f340c48598d18382021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278221000651https://doaj.org/toc/2667-2782Objectives: To understand how health departments implemented the response to the dual hazards of Heat Related Illness (HRI) and COVID-19 in Summer 2020. Methods: We interviewed five health jurisdictions with a Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Framework HRI project to understand impacts to organizational roles and preparedness activities, capacity to respond to the heat season, challenges experienced with resources and personnel, and how partners influenced their capacity to respond to dual hazards. Results: Health jurisdictions working in both heat preparedness and on the COVID-19 response highlighted three components as integral to maintaining public health capacity throughout the pandemic: 1) adapting to changing roles and responsibilities, 2) building and strengthening inter-organizational partnerships, and 3) maintaining flexibility through cross-training as themes to maintain the public health capacity throughout the pandemic. Conclusions: With impacts of the changing climate, including resultant extreme events with subsequent public health impacts, simultaneous responses are likely to arise again in the future. Developing cross-training programs, fostering flexibility and adaptability within the workforce, and building and sustaining external partnerships can support health departments anticipating the need to respond to simultaneous public health hazards in the future.Erika AusthofHeidi E BrownElsevierarticlePublic health emergency preparednessCOVID-19Extreme heatPublic healthWorkforcePublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Meteorology. ClimatologyQC851-999ENThe Journal of Climate Change and Health, Vol 4, Iss , Pp 100068- (2021)
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topic	Public health emergency preparedness COVID-19 Extreme heat Public health Workforce Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999
spellingShingle	Public health emergency preparedness COVID-19 Extreme heat Public health Workforce Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 Erika Austhof Heidi E Brown Flexibility and partnerships perceived as supportive of dual hazard response: COVID-19 and heat related illness, Summer 2020
description	Objectives: To understand how health departments implemented the response to the dual hazards of Heat Related Illness (HRI) and COVID-19 in Summer 2020. Methods: We interviewed five health jurisdictions with a Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Framework HRI project to understand impacts to organizational roles and preparedness activities, capacity to respond to the heat season, challenges experienced with resources and personnel, and how partners influenced their capacity to respond to dual hazards. Results: Health jurisdictions working in both heat preparedness and on the COVID-19 response highlighted three components as integral to maintaining public health capacity throughout the pandemic: 1) adapting to changing roles and responsibilities, 2) building and strengthening inter-organizational partnerships, and 3) maintaining flexibility through cross-training as themes to maintain the public health capacity throughout the pandemic. Conclusions: With impacts of the changing climate, including resultant extreme events with subsequent public health impacts, simultaneous responses are likely to arise again in the future. Developing cross-training programs, fostering flexibility and adaptability within the workforce, and building and sustaining external partnerships can support health departments anticipating the need to respond to simultaneous public health hazards in the future.
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title	Flexibility and partnerships perceived as supportive of dual hazard response: COVID-19 and heat related illness, Summer 2020
title_short	Flexibility and partnerships perceived as supportive of dual hazard response: COVID-19 and heat related illness, Summer 2020
title_full	Flexibility and partnerships perceived as supportive of dual hazard response: COVID-19 and heat related illness, Summer 2020
title_fullStr	Flexibility and partnerships perceived as supportive of dual hazard response: COVID-19 and heat related illness, Summer 2020
title_full_unstemmed	Flexibility and partnerships perceived as supportive of dual hazard response: COVID-19 and heat related illness, Summer 2020
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Flexibility and partnerships perceived as supportive of dual hazard response: COVID-19 and heat related illness, Summer 2020

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