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Table 3 Key roles and the stakeholders assigned to them

From: Governing heatwaves in Europe: comparing health policy and practices to better understand roles, responsibilities and collaboration

Role

Stakeholders

NHHAPs

Interviews

Author

Multiple authors collaborate such as ministry of health and care providers

One stakeholder takes lead (usually ministry of health)

Multiple authors collaborate such as ministry of health, public health and environmental agencies, research institutes and care providers

Number of authors can grow over time

Stakeholders from various sectors can contribute expertise

Activator

National/regional authority, meteorological agency or public health agency

Possible to assign different activators for different alert levels

National or regional level stakeholder (e.g. meteorological agency, ministry of health, public health agency, regional authority)

Coordinator

Multiple coordinators on different levels possible, e.g. ministry of health at national level, regional or municipal authorities, care providers and social institutions at lower levels

One coordinator takes lead

Multiple coordinators for different levels recommended, e.g. ministry of health at national level and regional/municipal authorities at lower levels

Evaluator

Not always clearly assigned

Seemingly assigned to 1 type of stakeholder such as ministry of health, public health agencies, regional or municipal authorities, care providers

 ≥ 1 national level stakeholder such as ministry of health or public health agencies

Implementer

Stakeholders at all levels, such as ministry of health, public health agencies, care providers, educational and social institutions, NGOs and community groups

Municipal stakeholders such as municipal authorities, public health agencies, care providers, social institutions, NGOs

Informer

Internal informers are national or regional level stakeholders (e.g. ministry of health, meteorological agency, public health agencies)

External informers are stakeholders at all levels (internal informers plus e.g. care providers, educational and social institutions, media, NGOs)

A national or regional level stakeholder (e.g. ministry of health, public health agency, crisis agency) develops and supplies information materials

Other stakeholders diffuse the information, such as media, meteorological agency, public health agencies, municipal authorities, NGOs

Monitor

Stakeholders with access to relevant data such as meteorological agency, ministry of health, public health agencies and crisis agencies

Stakeholders with access to relevant data such as meteorological agency, public health agencies, research institutes, authorities