Abstract

The National Heat Plan includes behavioral recommendations that can help prevent heat-related health problems. The RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) investigated the extent to which people implement these behavioral recommendations and the factors that influence their implementation. We focused on three target groups: healthcare professionals, informal caregivers, and the elderly (65+). The research shows that the behavioral recommendations reach a large proportion of these target groups. Generally, people find the recommendations useful, especially those caring for people with vulnerable health conditions. The more convinced people are of their benefits, the more likely they are to implement the behavioral recommendations. However, people experience barriers to implementing some of the recommendations in practice. This report provides recommendations to promote the implementation of the behavioral recommendations.