Due to climate change,the heatwave has become a more serious public health threat with aging as an aggravating factor in recent years.There is a pressing need to detect the most effective prevention and response measu...Due to climate change,the heatwave has become a more serious public health threat with aging as an aggravating factor in recent years.There is a pressing need to detect the most effective prevention and response measures.However,the specific health effects of interventions have not been characterized on an individual scale.In this study,an intervention experiment was designed to explore the health effects of heat exposure at the individual level and assess the effects of different interventions based on a comprehensive health sensitivity index(CHSI)in Xinyi,China.Forty-one subjects were recruited randomly,and divided into one control group and three intervention groups.Interventions included education(Educate by lecturing,offering relative materials,and communication),subsidy support(offer subsidy to offset the cost of running air conditioning),and cooling-spray(install a piece of cooling-spray equipment in the yard).Results showed that systolic blood pressure(SBP)and deep sleep duration(DSD)were significantly affected by short-term heat exposure,and the effects could be alleviated by three types of interventions.The estimated CHSI indicated that the effective days of the education group were longer than other groups,while the lower CHSI of the subsidy group showed lower sensitivity than the control group.These findings provide feasible implementation strategies to optimize Heat-health action plans and evaluate the intervention performance.展开更多
China had become a country with an aging population by the end of the 20th century.Dealing with the aging of its population is a long-term strategic task for China.“The National Survey on Elderly People in Urban and ...China had become a country with an aging population by the end of the 20th century.Dealing with the aging of its population is a long-term strategic task for China.“The National Survey on Elderly People in Urban and Rural China”has been carried out four times since the year 2000.The data shows that during the years 2000 to 2015 the wellbeing of elderly people in urban and rural China improved greatly.The economic status of the elderly has obviously improved;and there have also been steady improvements to social security protections,health care services and the availability of social activities in which the elderly can participate.In addition,the spiritual and cultural life of the elderly has become richer and more colorful.The aging of society creates challenges,such as potential shortages of labor resources,the weakening of family functions and the need for more medical care facilities and services,and these intensify over time.At the same time,changes to the structure of demand and of industry caused by societal aging bring many opportunities.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2020YFC1807502)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41822709)。
文摘Due to climate change,the heatwave has become a more serious public health threat with aging as an aggravating factor in recent years.There is a pressing need to detect the most effective prevention and response measures.However,the specific health effects of interventions have not been characterized on an individual scale.In this study,an intervention experiment was designed to explore the health effects of heat exposure at the individual level and assess the effects of different interventions based on a comprehensive health sensitivity index(CHSI)in Xinyi,China.Forty-one subjects were recruited randomly,and divided into one control group and three intervention groups.Interventions included education(Educate by lecturing,offering relative materials,and communication),subsidy support(offer subsidy to offset the cost of running air conditioning),and cooling-spray(install a piece of cooling-spray equipment in the yard).Results showed that systolic blood pressure(SBP)and deep sleep duration(DSD)were significantly affected by short-term heat exposure,and the effects could be alleviated by three types of interventions.The estimated CHSI indicated that the effective days of the education group were longer than other groups,while the lower CHSI of the subsidy group showed lower sensitivity than the control group.These findings provide feasible implementation strategies to optimize Heat-health action plans and evaluate the intervention performance.
文摘China had become a country with an aging population by the end of the 20th century.Dealing with the aging of its population is a long-term strategic task for China.“The National Survey on Elderly People in Urban and Rural China”has been carried out four times since the year 2000.The data shows that during the years 2000 to 2015 the wellbeing of elderly people in urban and rural China improved greatly.The economic status of the elderly has obviously improved;and there have also been steady improvements to social security protections,health care services and the availability of social activities in which the elderly can participate.In addition,the spiritual and cultural life of the elderly has become richer and more colorful.The aging of society creates challenges,such as potential shortages of labor resources,the weakening of family functions and the need for more medical care facilities and services,and these intensify over time.At the same time,changes to the structure of demand and of industry caused by societal aging bring many opportunities.
