Towards Improvement of Heatwave Warnings for Older Adults: The Case of Queensland Australia

• Main Authors: Mehak Oberai (Author), Steven Baker (Author), Aaron J. E. Bach (Author), Connor Forbes (Author), Ella Jackman (Author), Sebastian Binnewies (Author), Zhiwei Xu (Author), Sarah Cunningham (Author), Son Nghiem (Author), Dung Phung (Author), Shannon Rutherford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Heatwave warnings provide crucial information about the nature of the event and the steps that can be taken to mitigate its impact. It is well known that heat events disproportionately impact the health of older adults. Therefore, it's critical that heatwave warnings reach this popu...