Clean Air
We all need clean air to be healthy and well. A major threat to health worldwide, poor air quality causes 1 out of every 9 deaths. Although air quality in the United States has improved significantly over the last several decades, it remains an important quality of life concern, particularly for low income and communities of color. Children and people with chronic respiratory disease are particularly vulnerable to negative health impacts of poor air quality.
In any given community there may be multiple causes of poor outdoor air quality, including natural factors like topography and weather, and human sources of air pollution like vehicle emissions, burning of firewood and industrial pollution. On the local level, air quality may differ significantly between neighborhoods - with poorer air quality in many lower income neighborhoods which are more likely to be close to major roadways and industrial polluters. Indoor air quality is also a major issue, often arising from poor ventilation, smoking and other factors.
Reducing air pollution benefits human health and ecological health. Changes to transportation systems, economic systems and industrial practices can improve air quality at scale. At local levels, communities can expand tree canopies and green space, create smoke-free and exhaust-free areas, and establish community benefit agreements and local air quality monitoring programs to improve air quality.
Resources & Tools
Georgia Qualified Allocation Plan for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Georgia Health Policy Center
Alameda County Goods Movement Planning for Health
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 03/14/2016
Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 03/31/2012
Clark County Highway 99 Sub-Area Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2007
Roca Honda Mine
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 02/28/2013
Michigan Street Corridor Plan: A Health Impact Assessment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by City of Grand Rapids
Cargo Atlanta Citywide Freight Study
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development
Red Dog Mine Extension Aqqaluk Project
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 09/30/2009
Quequechan River Rail Trail Phase 2
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Freight Transportation Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2014
Fresno County Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategies
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 04/30/2014
Central Corridor Area Plan
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2011
Atlanta Regional Plan 2040
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Brought to you by Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2006
Ethane Cracker in Monaca, Pennsylvania
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2013
Tice Community Connectivity and Redevelopment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Florida Department of Health in Lee County
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated Activity Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2011
Buford Highway and NE Plaza Redevelopment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by University of California Los Angeles
State Route 520 Bridge
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2007
Community Climate Choices
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Oregon Health Authority Division of Public Health
Proctor Creek's Boone Boulevard Green Street
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 03/31/2015
2002 Federal Farm Bill
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 11/30/2004
California Drinking Water Project Funding
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Sequoia Foundation
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