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ArticleScientific reports2024

Beliefs and behaviors associated with the first named heat wave in Seville Spain 2022.

Aaron Metzger, Yuval Baharav, Lilly Nichols, Megan Finke, Breahnna Saunders, Peter Mitchell, Gregory A Wellenius, Kathy Baughman McLeod, Kurt Shickman

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Heat Wave Beliefs and Behaviors in Southern Spain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Aaron MetzgerMarketing for Change, Alexandria, VA, USA.
Yuval BaharavAdrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center at the Atlantic Council, Washington, DC, USA.
Lilly NicholsAdrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center at the Atlantic Council, Washington, DC, USA. a.lillynichols@gmail.com.
Megan FinkeCenter for Climate and Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Breahnna SaundersMarketing for Change, Alexandria, VA, USA.
Peter MitchellMarketing for Change, Alexandria, VA, USA.
Gregory A WelleniusCenter for Climate and Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Kathy Baughman McLeodAdrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center at the Atlantic Council, Washington, DC, USA.
Kurt ShickmanAdrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center at the Atlantic Council, Washington, DC, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heat waves pose a substantial and increasing risk to public health. Heat health early warning systems (HHEWSs) and response plans are increasingly being adopted to alert people to the health risks posed by days of extreme heat and recommend protective behaviors. However, evidence regarding the effectiveness of HHEWSs remains limited. We examined the impact of heat wave naming on heat-related beliefs and behaviors to ascertain the potential effectiveness of heat wave naming as a heat health risk communication and management tool. Specifically, we surveyed members of the public exposed to the proMETEO Sevilla HHEWS messaging campaign which in the summer of 2022 applied a name to heat waves considered to pose the greatest risk to public health. During the heat season we evaluated, the proMETEO Sevilla HHEWS campaign applied a name to one heat wave, heat wave "Zoe". Our analysis of the post-survey of 2022 adults indicated that the 6% of participants who recalled the name Zoe unaided reported greater engagement in heat wave safety behaviors and more positive beliefs about naming heat waves and their local governments' heat wave response. These results provide initial evidence for potential utility in naming heat waves as part of HHEWSs and HAPs.

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Extreme HeatHot TemperatureAdultGovernment ProgramsHumansSeasonsSpain

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PMID38643234
PMCPMC11032320

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