Topic: Communications
The CDC Outdoor Air Quality Communications Toolkit is a specialized public health resource designed for health departments, professionals, and emergency responders to communicate the risks of air pollution to the general public.
"Action taken by all cities, of every size and in every country, will play a part in securing a climate-safe future. The C40 Knowledge Hub exists to help cities succeed by making the knowledge, experience and advice of those toward the head of the curve accessible to all. We cover everything you should know about tried-and-tested solutions and emerging ideas – making sense of what they are, how to deliver them, and leading examples – to offer a breadth and depth across urban climate sectors that you cannot find elsewhere."
A compendEnviroAtlas is a comprehensive geospatial decision-support tool developed by the EPA to help users visualize and analyze the relationships between nature, people, and health.
The air quality trends summaries are intended to reflect actual air quality and therefore include concentrations that may have been impacted by episodic events like wildfires and dust storms.
AirCompare maps provide information for counties that monitored outdoor air quality in the last five years and tailor that information for groups more likely to be affected by different levels of pollution.
Web page providing links to a number of different resources related to reducing wood smoke emissions, including examples of incentive programs and a model wood smoke ordinance.
The C40 Communication Toolkit for Air Quality is a product of the best practices shared and lessons learned by these cities and is designed to help cities develop clear messaging, harness the power of visuals, and leverage digital communication channels to inspire collective action to improve air quality.
