AdaptNet
Adaptation and networking of primary care and specialist care with regard to the health effects of climate change
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. It is also leading to changing health risks in Germany: heat waves and other extreme weather events will become increasingly frequent. This poses major challenges for the healthcare system.
In the AdaptNet project, we have developed a climate toolbox to help adapt medical care to climate change in collaboration with the Chair of Regional Climate Change and Health (University Hospital Augsburg), the Gesundheitsnetz Qualität und Effizienz eG Nuremberg, the Institute of Global Health (University Hospital Heidelberg), and AOK Bayern. The toolkit includes: training for physicians on climate change and health, tools for adjusting medication during heat waves, and patient information. The tools were developed in collaboration with physicians from QuE Nuremberg and evaluated in clinical practice.
The project received 1.2 million euros in funding from the G-BA Innovation Fund for the period 2023–2025.
