Health System Response to the 2023 Floods in Emilia-Romagna, Italy: A Field Report. in Prehospital and disaster medicine / Prehosp Disaster Med. 2023 Sep 27:1-5. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X23006404.

2023
ASL Vercelli

Tipo pubblicazione

Journal Article

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Valente M
CRIMEDIM - Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100, Novara, Italy.
Zanellati M
Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 13100, Vercelli, Italy.
Facci G
Azienda AUSL Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

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Abstract

In May 2023, the Italian region Emilia-Romagna was hit by intense rainfall, which caused extensive floods in densely populated areas. On May 4, 2023, a 12-month state of emergency was declared in the region with the activation of response and recovery plans. This field report provides an overview of the health response to the floods, paying particular attention to the measures put in place to ensure care for displaced populations and raising interesting points of discussion regarding the role of the health system during extreme weather events (EWEs). The considerations that emerge from this report underline the need for a primary care approach to disasters, especially when these occur in areas with a high prevalence of elderly resident population, and underscore the importance of integration of different levels of care.

Accesso banca dati bibliografica

PMID : 37753631

DOI : 10.1017/S1049023X23006404

Keywords

health system; floods; extreme weather event; disaster response; Emilia-Romagna;