A Difference-in-Differences Approach to Assess the Effect of a Heat Action Plan on Heat-Related Mortality, and Differences in Effectiveness According to Sex, Age, and Socioeconomic Status (Montreal, Quebec) | Zendy

Tarik Benmarhnia | Zendy; Zinzi Bailey | Zendy; David Kaiser | Zendy; Nathalie Auger | Zendy; Nicholas B. King | Zendy; Jay S. Kaufman | Zendy

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A Difference-in-Differences Approach to Assess the Effect of a Heat Action Plan on Heat-Related Mortality, and Differences in Effectiveness According to Sex, Age, and Socioeconomic Status (Montreal, Quebec)

Author(s) -

Tarik Benmarhnia,

Zinzi Bailey,

David Kaiser,

Nathalie Auger,

Nicholas B. King,

Jay S. Kaufman

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp203

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , demography , gerontology , medicine , inequality , environmental health , population , sociology , mathematical analysis , mathematics

The impact of heat waves on mortality and health inequalities is well documented. Very few studies have assessed the effectiveness of heat action plans (HAPs) on health, and none has used quasi-experimental methods to estimate causal effects of such programs.

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