Table 1 Overview of retrieved NHHAPs and key informant interviews
Country | NHHAP (title translated) | Key informant interviews | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondents | Format | Date | ||
Austria | Heat protection plan [36] | Â | Â | Â |
Belgium | Federal plan for heat and ozone peaks [37] | 1. Public health agency 1 2. Cross-government agency 3. Public health agency 2 4. Public health agency 3 5. Meteorological agency 6. Care provider 7. NGO | Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face | 18/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 10/07/2019 22/10/2019 22/10/2019 |
Finland | Health care cold and heat guide. Model for use by regional actors 2011–2012 [38] |  |  |  |
France | National heatwave plan [39] | 8. Care provider 1 9. Social institution 10. Public health agency 1 11. Care provider 2 12. Meteorological agency 13. Public health agency 2 14. Local authority 15. NGO | Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Phone | 17/06/2019 17/06/2019 19/06/2019 18/06/2019 19/06/2019 18/06/2019 02/07/2019 20/08/2019 |
Germany | 1. Climate change and health—information on health effects of summer heat and heatwaves, and tips for preventive health protection [40] 2. Recommendations for action—heat action plans to protect human health [41] | 16. Social institution 17. Care provider 18. National agency 19. Ministry 20. Emergency services 21. Meteorological agency 22. Public health agency | Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face | 07/08/2019 07/08/2019 05/08/2019 24/07/2019 08/08/2019 19/07/2019 03/09/2019 |
Italy | National prevention plan for the effects of heat on health [42] | Â | Â | Â |
Lithuania | Order on national public health and heat prevention [43] | Â | Â | Â |
Luxembourg | Action plan in case of great heat [44] | Â | Â | Â |
North Macedonia | Heat-health action plan. To prevent the consequences of heatwaves on the health of the population in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [45] | 23. Meteorological agency 24. Public health agency 1 25. Public health agency 2 26. NGO 27. Ministry 28. Crisis agency 29. Emergency services 30. Local authority | Face to face Face to face Face to face Skype Phone Phone | 04/09/2019 20/08/2019 20/08/2019 20/08/2019 10/09/2019 03/09/2019 17/09/2019 24/09/2019 |
Netherlands | National heat plan [46] | 31. Public health agency 32. Ministry 33. NGO 34. Meteorological agency 35. National agency 36. Local agency | Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face | 23/07/2019 13/08/2019 19/07/2019 02/09/2019 17/07/2019 16/08/2019 |
Portugal | Contingency plan for extreme adverse temperatures—heat module [47] | 37. National agency 38. Regional authority 39. Care provider 40. Ministry 41. Meteorological agency 42. Local agency 1 43. Local agency 2 | Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face | 07/08/2019 05/08/2019 07/08/2019 05/08/2019 07/08/2019 08/08/2019 08/08/2019 |
Spain | National plan for preventive actions for the effects of excess temperatures on health [48] | 44. Care provider 45. Meteorological agency 46. Regional authority 47. Ministry 1 48. Local authority 49. Ministry 2 50. Local agency 51. Social institution | Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face | 28/06/2019 25/06/2019 26/06/2019 28/06/2019 22/07/2019 27/06/2019 27/06/2019 27/06/2019 |
Sweden | Managing health effects of heatwaves—guidance to action plans [49] |  |  |  |
Switzerland | Epidemiology and public health—heatwave measures toolbox [50] | 52. Public health agency 53. Meteorological agency 54. Regional authority 1 55. Care provider 1 56. Ministry 57. Regional authority 2 58. Care provider 2 | Skype Phone Skype Phone Phone | 04/09/2019 04/09/2019 17/09/2019 19/09/2019 02/10/2019 09/10/2019 15/10/2019 |
UK | Heatwave plan for England—protecting health and reducing harm from severe heat and heatwaves [51] | 59. Local agency 60. NGO 61. Meteorological agency 62. Public health agency 1 63. Community group 64. Public health agency 2 65. Emergency services 66. Public health agency 3 67. Public health agency 3 68. Public health agency 3 | Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Face to face Phone Face to face | 01/07/2019 29/07/2019 29/07/2019 29/07/2019 30/07/2019 03/07/2019 29/07/2019 29/07/2019 29/07/2019 29/07/2019 |