Public Health Implications of Solar UV Exposure during Extreme Cold and Hot Weather Episodes in 2018 in Chilton, South East England

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Alert period</td><td class="align_center">Trigger threshold</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CWA</td><td class="align_center">1 November–31 March</td><td class="align_center">2°C mean temperature forecast to last 48 h and/or severe snow and ice</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">HWA</td><td class="align_center">1 June–15 September</td><td class="align_center">Maximum daytime temperature of 30°C and a minimum night-time temperature of 15°C for at least 2 consecutive days (on average-varies by region)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Cold weather alert (CWA) and heat-wave alert (HWA) periods and trigger thresholds.</div>

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Table 1: Public Health Implications of Solar UV Exposure during Extreme Cold and Hot Weather Episodes in 2018 in Chilton, South East England 