Climate change beliefs, perceived risk of heat stress and responses to heat health warnings among the general public of Hong Kong: a mixed-methods study
Grant Data
Project Title
Climate change beliefs, perceived risk of heat stress and responses to heat health warnings among the general public of Hong Kong: a mixed-methods study
Principal Investigator
Dr Liao, Qiuyan
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Yang Lin
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Tian Linwei
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Lee Tsz Cheung
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Lam Wendy Wing Tak
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Fielding Richard
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
29
Start Date
2019-06-01
Completion Date
2023-02-28
Amount
852940
Conference Title
Climate change beliefs, perceived risk of heat stress and responses to heat health warnings among the general public of Hong Kong: a mixed-methods study
Keywords
beliefs, Climate, health, mixed-methods, perceived, warnings
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
HKU Project Code
16171561
Grant Type
Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Funding Year
2018
Status
Completed
Objectives
(1) Explore patterns of climate beliefs and their influences on perceptions of heat-related risks and responses to heat health warnings in the general public of Hong Kong; (2) Test the preliminary effects of a revised heat health warning (RHHW) that incorporates information about the health impacts of climate change into existing heat health warning on perceived heat-related risk and climate beliefs.