Fortes chaleurs, canicule

Extreme heat, heat wave

Heat waves can have a significant impact on health. It is therefore essential to take proper precautions. Certain measures must be put in place, especially for those most at risk.

Our missions

  • Monitoring heat waves and their health impacts

  • Implement preventive measures to reduce risks associated with global warming

  • Prevent health risks associated with heat waves

Publications

Here you will find the latest scientific publications related to the studies and research conducted by Santé publique France.

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126 publications

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Evaluation of the performance of a syndromic surveillance system during a heat wave in the Île-de-France region in the summer of 2006. Public Health Surveillance Conference, Paris, November 29–30, 2007

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Leukemia and Population Mixing in France / Childhood Brain Tumors and Parental Exposure to Heat. Childhood Cancers and Environmental Determinants - Period: May 2006 to September 2006 -

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Heat Wave: Summary of Studies Conducted by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance and Implementation of an Early Warning System