Abstract

ALONSO FREIRE, Jorge Luis; BASANTA MARRERO, Lourdes María  and  ARMINANA GARCIA, Rafael. The presage biometeorologicos in the prevention in the primary level of health of Sagua the Big one, Cuba. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2023, vol.15, n.4, pp. 583-592.  Epub Aug 12, 2023. ISSN 2218-3620.

Winter excess mortality is mainly explained by respiratory and circulatory diseases. Biometeorological forecasts are specialized weather forecasts aimed, precisely, at identifying and warning in advance the occurrence of the so-called meteorological-tropic effects. The objective of the research was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a biometeorological forecast in the prevention of diseases for a better adaptation to climate change. A prospective pre-experimental study was carried out from November 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021, in six family doctor's offices in the "Idalberto Revuelta" area of Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba, with a population of 4,806 patients. Emphasis was placed on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, as well as respiratory infections. During the 2020-2021 winter season, 6 early warnings were issued. The diseases evaluated in this study were found to have a marked reduction in the incidence in the community, in the case of respiratory infections, the incidence of acute myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular diseases. The early warning system was applied to vulnerable patients belonging to these six polyclinics, demonstrating its effectiveness in reducing morbidity and mortality of the entities analyzed.

Keywords : Early warning; Morbimortality; Biometeorological forecasting.

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