With the arrival of the first real heat wave, with temperatures that reach and exceed 30 degrees in some cases, the Minister of Health has reactivated the monitoring system as part of the program of Safe Summer 2014.
Already running (from June 3 to September 15, 2014) The National System of prediction alarm heat waves, which allows the prediction, monitoring and prevention of the effects of heat waves on the health of the population. Set in 27 Italian cities (Ancona, Bari, Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia, Cagliari, Campobasso, Catania, Civitavecchia, Florence, Frosinone, Genoa, Latina, Messina, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Perugia, Pescara, Reggio Calabria, Rieti, Rome , Turin, Trieste, Venice, Verona, Viterbo), allowing you to identify, from Monday to Friday, for each specific urban area, the weather-climatic conditions which may have a significant impact on the health of vulnerable people.
On the basis of these models are processed daily newsletters for every city in which they are informed of the possible health effects of expected weather conditions at 24, 48 and 72 hours. Newsletters are published on the corporate portal of the Ministry.
The institutional portal also publishes an informative handbook aimed at the general population and pamphlets intended for physicians, facilities for the elderly, staff who assist the elderly (available in 6 languages), which are indicated measures and precautions to be taken, even in everyday behavior, to prevent the risk of extreme heat.implement the recognition of the toll-free numbers and services offered during the summer on territory by local authorities to support the population more fragile and the updated list will be available on the portal ministerial always.
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