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ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2020

Developing a harmonized heat warning and information system for Ontario: a case study in collaboration.

Dave Henderson, Louise Aubin, Kevin Behan, Hong Chen, Helen Doyle, Stephanie Gower, Melissa MacDonald, Carol Mee, Gregory R A Richardson, Greg Rochon and 4 more

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Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14 authors.

Dave HendersonHealth and Air Quality Forecast Services, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Government of Canada), *At time of writing, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Louise AubinHealth Protection, Public Health, Health Services, Region of Peel, Mississauga, ON, Canada.
Kevin BehanClean Air Partnership, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Hong ChenEnvironmental and Occupational Health, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Helen DoyleHealth Protection Division, Community and Health Services Department, York Region Public Health, *At time of writing, Newmarket, ON, Canada.
Stephanie GowerStrategy and Preventive Health, Toronto Public Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Melissa MacDonaldHealth and Air Quality Forecast Services, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Government of Canada), Dartmouth, NS, Canada.
Carol MeeHealthy Public Policy, Toronto Public Health, *At time of writing, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Gregory R A RichardsonClimate Change and Innovation Bureau, Health Canada (Government of Canada), RM 9-076 - 269 Laurier Ave West, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada. gregory.richardson@canada.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-7631-2762
Greg RochonEmergency Management, North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, North Bay, ON, Canada.
Mira ShnabelHealth Protection Division, Community and Health Services Department, York Region Public Health, Newmarket, ON, Canada.
Jay StorferRenewable Energy and Electricity Division, Low Carbon Energy Sector, Natural Resources Canada (Government of Canada), Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Abderrahmane YagoutiCentre for Climate Services, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Government of Canada), Gatineau, QC, Canada.
Anna YusaClimate Change and Innovation Bureau, Health Canada (Government of Canada), *At time of writing, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeat wave early warning systems help alert decision-makers and the public to prepare for hot weather and implement preventive actions to protect health. Prior to harmonization, public health units across Ontario either used independent systems with varying methodologies for triggering and issuing public heat warnings or did not use any system. The federal government also issued heat warnings based on different criteria. During heat events, adjacent public health units in Ontario and the federal government would routinely call heat warnings at different times with separate public messages, leading to confusion. This article describes the collaborative process and key steps in developing a harmonized Heat Warning and Information System (HWIS) for Ontario.

settingPublic health units across Ontario, Canada, collaborated with the federal and provincial government to develop the harmonized HWIS for Ontario.

interventionIn 2011, stakeholders identified the need to develop a harmonized system across Ontario to improve heat warning services, warning criteria, and health messaging. Through a 5-year process facilitated by a non-governmental organization, the three levels of government collaborated to establish the Ontario HWIS. OUTCOMES: The province-wide HWIS was implemented in 2016 with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's release of the harmonized HWIS Standard Operating Practice, which outlined the notification and warning process. IMPLICATIONS: The lessons learned could help spur action in other provinces and jurisdictions internationally in the development of similar health evidence-based warning systems, including in particular those for protecting public health during extreme heat events.

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Public Health PracticeCooperative BehaviorExtreme HeatGovernmentHumansInformation SystemsOntarioOrganizational Case StudiesCollaborationExtreme heatPublic health interventionWeather warning system

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PMID32524507
PMCPMC7351991

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