The social impacts of the heat-health watch/warning system in Phoenix, Arizona: assessing the perceived risk and response of the public
The social impacts of the heat-health watch/warning system in Phoenix, Arizona: assessing the perceived risk and response of the public
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DOI：
10.1007/s00484-006-0073-4
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发表时间：
2007-10-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Sheridan, Scott C.
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作者：
Kalkstein, Adam J.;Sheridan, Scott C.
高温是美国与天气有关的头号杀手。虽然以前的研究表明，社会影响会影响人类对自然灾害警报的反应，但没有研究研究过高温或高温警报对人口的社会影响。在这里，201调查分布在大都会凤凰城，以确定热预警系统的社会影响，或更具体地说，以衡量风险的认知和预警反应。与以前的研究一致，对热的风险感知增加会导致对警告的反应增加。不同的社会因素，如性别、种族、年龄和收入，在决定人们是否会对警告做出反应方面都起着重要作用。特别是，西班牙裔人对高温有强烈的风险感，这意味着当发出高温警告时，他们的反应会增加。根据这些发现，提出了建议，以帮助改善凤凰热预警系统。
Heat is the leading weather-related killer in the United States. Although previous research suggests that social influences affect human responses to natural disaster warnings, no studies have examined the social impacts of heat or heat warnings on a population. Here, 201 surveys were distributed in Metropolitan Phoenix to determine the social impacts of the heat warning system, or more specifically, to gauge risk perception and warning response. Consistent with previous research, increased risk perception of heat results in increased response to a warning. Different social factors such as sex, race, age, and income all play an important role in determining whether or not people will respond to a warning. In particular, there is a strong sense of perceived risk to the heat among Hispanics which translates to increased response when heat warnings are issued. Based on these findings, suggestions are presented to help improve the Phoenix Heat Warning System.