There is a need to evaluate and quantify the cost and benefits of different heat interventions in order to inform decision making.
This masterclass reviews the current methods for assessing health-related costs from morbidity and mortality linked to extreme heat exposures and the health and economic benefits associated with common heat adaptation interventions, such as: housing interventions, air conditioning, heat early warning systems, community cooling centers, and municipal heat action plans. The advantages and limitations of these methods is addressed.
Learning Objectives
- To understand how to assess healthcare costs associated with extreme heat exposures
- To use case studies to explore opportunities and limitations association with different estimation approaches
- To describe different types and sources of data, metrics, and tools for assessing and comparing costs and benefits of candidate heat-health adaptation interventions
- To describe practical details of the challenges in assessing costs and benefits associated with each approach
Lessons
Lesson 1: Economic valuation of heat-health impacts and interventions
Lesson 2: Economic valuation of heat-health impacts and interventions
