预计今年夏天气温将飙升，悉尼大学的一个团队和社区合作伙伴正在试用heatwatch，这是一款帮助用户计算个性化高温健康风险的应用程序。 热与健康研究孵化器主任奥利·杰教授说，澳大利亚的热浪夺走的生命比任何其他自然灾害都多，人们必须了解每个人的风险是不同的。 “有许多因素使人们更容易受到高温的影响，包括他们的年龄、心血管疾病和药物等预先存在的疾病，以及他们正在进行的活动或工作的类型和穿着等。 “heatwatch允许用户输入个性化信息来估计他们个人的高温风险，以及为其他家庭成员或亲人创建个性化档案的能力。 该应用程序还可以作为一个平台，提供低成本、简单的科学策略，人们可以使用这些策略来保持冷静。 根据情况，这些措施可能包括穿浅色衣服、用喷雾瓶湿润皮肤、使用风扇，甚至在天气太热时主动关闭风扇。 “七天预测功能帮助人们规划一周并做出明智的决定。 例如，老年人可能会推迟去杂货店的时间，直到当天晚些时候情况不那么极端，或者年轻人可能会延迟在公园里闲逛。”周教授说。 该应用程序使用开源的环境天气数据来根据地点预测高温风险，并指出悉尼郊区在同一天可能会经历截然不同的天气状况，这不仅是由于温度，还因为风速、相对湿度和太阳辐射。 这是最近在2023年12月9日星期六将彭里斯的情况与悉尼东郊的情况进行比较时看到的。 该大学热量与健康研究孵化器的应用程序开发人员兼高级研究员、景观与建筑环境主题负责人federico tatarini博士表示，该应用程序可以通过手机、平板电脑或台式机免费使用，该团队渴望在2023至24年夏季的试用期内接触到尽可能多的社区用户。 “虽然我们的应用程序是免费使用的，但一些最脆弱的群体，如无家可归的人或老年人，可能无法在智能手机上访问它。 因此，我们还与合作伙伴合作，在社区中心、图书馆和警察局的公共展示上进行热观察。 “heatwatch”得到了减少灾害风险基金（drrf）的支持，并由来自新南威尔士州卫生局、悉尼西南部地方卫生区、闷热城市、悉尼环境研究所、西悉尼社区论坛、西悉尼地区议会组织、悉尼儿童医院网络和悉尼联盟的项目合作伙伴共同设计。 在试点期之后，该团队计划改进该应用程序，并在全国范围内做广告。 heatwatch仅供参考，不用于提供医疗建议或取代专业的医疗判断、诊断或治疗。 访问nsw健康网站，了解更多关于热相关疾病的迹象。 免责声明：减少灾害风险基金（drrf）由澳大利亚和新南威尔士州政府联合资助，新南威尔士州重建局管理该基金。 提供的任何个人信息都将根据大学的隐私政策进行处理。 请在应用程序的“关于”部分查看更多信息。with temperatures predicted to soar this summer a university of sydney team and community partners are piloting heatwatch, an app to help users calculate their personalised heat health risk.director of the heat and health research incubator professor ollie jay said heatwaves in australia claim more lives than any other natural disaster and it’s important people understand that the risks are different for each person.“there are a number of factors that make people more vulnerable to heat including their age, pre-existing medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease and medications, as well as things like the type of activity or work they are doing and what they are wearing.”heatwatch allows users to input personalised information to estimate their individual heat risk, as well as the ability to create individualised profiles for other family members or loved ones.the app also serves as a platform to deliver low-cost and simple science-based strategies that people can use to keep cool. depending on conditions, these might include wearing light clothes, using a spray bottle to wet the skin, using fans or even actively turning off fans if conditions are too hot.“the seven-day forecast function helps people plan their week and make smart decisions. for example, an older person might put off a trip to the grocery store until later in the day when conditions are less extreme or young adults might delay a kick around at the park,” said professor jay.the app uses environmental open-source weather data to predict heat risk according to location – noting that suburbs throughout sydney can experience dramatically different conditions on the same day due not just due to temperature but wind speed, relative humidity, and solar radiation. this was recently seen on saturday, 9 december 2023 when comparing conditions in penrith to those in the eastern suburbs of sydney.app developer and senior researcher dr federico tartarini from the university’s heat and health research incubator and theme lead of landscapes and the built environment said the app is free to use via mobile phone, tablet or desktop and the team were eager to reach as many people as possible in the community during the trial period over the 2023 – 24 summer.“while our application is free to use, some of the most vulnerable groups such as people experiencing homelessness or elderly people may not be able to access it on a smartphone. so, we are also working with our partners to have heatwatch on public displays in community centres, libraries and police stations.”heatwatch was supported by the disaster risk reduction fund (drrf) and co-designed by project partners from nsw health, south-western sydney local health district, sweltering cities, sydney environment institute, western sydney community forum, western sydney regional organisation of councils, sydney children’s hospitals network and sydney alliance.following the pilot period, which will specifically focus on gaining feedback from users in western sydney, the team plan to refine the app and advertise nationwide.heatwatch is intended for informational use only, it is not intended to provide medical advice or replace professional medical judgment, diagnosis, or treatment. visit the nsw health website to learn more about the signs of heat related illness.disclaimer: the disaster risk reduction fund (drrf) is joint funded by the australian and new south wales governments, with the nsw reconstruction authority administering the fund. any personal information provided will be dealt with in accordance with university’s privacy policy. see more information in the about section of the app.亲，点击此处在线申请留学咨询服务和报名评估！我们将竭诚提供最佳评估服务！
