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.
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Division Street Gateway
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2011
Transportation Policy Recommendations in the Eugene Climate and Energy Action Plan
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Georgia Qualified Allocation Plan for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Georgia Health Policy Center
Chukchi Sea Planning Area-Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 and Seismic Surveying Activities
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2006
Comprehensive Cluster Residential Ordinance-Milford, New Hampshire
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2014
Rochester Waterfront Revitalization Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Tice Community Connectivity and Redevelopment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2015
Bright Spot: Local Government Smoke-free or Tobacco-free Regulations
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
City of Sheridan Comprehensive Plan Update
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2015
Healthy Community Design in Liberty, Missouri
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2016
Buford Highway and NE Plaza Redevelopment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/02/2004
Kansas Corporate Farming Law
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 02/28/2015
Middlesex Greenway Use and Access Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 07/31/2014
Atlanta Regional Plan 2040
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/02/2012
Climate Smart Community Scenarios
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2012
South Central Minnesota Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Power Generation Alternatives for the Michoud Natural Gas Plants
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 08/31/2016
Parks, Recreation, and Public Spaces Plan in Davidson, North Carolina
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 10/31/2013
Climate and Health Intervention Assessment: Evidence on Public Health Interventions to Prevent the Negative Health Effects of Climate Change
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Brought to you by CDC Climate and Health Program
Implementing the City of Los Angeles Mobility Plan 2035
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Messaging Research: Effective Public Health Communication Strategies for Divisive Political Climate
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Brought to you by BCHC
Understanding Racial Disparities in Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution: Considering the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Population Distribution
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Brought to you by MDPI
Roundabout at 53rd Street and West Hills Road
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Our Built and Natural Environments: A Technical Review of the Interactions Among Land Use, Transportation, and Environmental Quality, Second Edition
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Brought to you by EPA
Wastewater Infrastructure in Fresno County
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Proposed Coal Mine at Wishbone Hill
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 02/29/2012
Still/Lyell Freeway Channel in Excelsior District
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
The Clean Air Act Has Saved Millions Of Lives—But Gaps Remain
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Brought to you by Science Friday
Saving Energy, Improving Health: Potential Impacts of Energy Efficiency Program Design on Noise and Air Pollution Exposure
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 04/30/2013
Michigan Street Corridor Plan: A Health Impact Assessment
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 11/30/2012
Minnesota School Location and Design
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2014
Evaluation of Landfill and Waste-to-Energy Options for Managing Municipal Solid Waste
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 06/30/2017
Pittsburg Railroad Avenue Transit-Oriented Development
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2007
Open Air Burning in La Crosse County, Wisconsin
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Lawrence Green Streets Program
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 03/01/2017
Alameda County Goods Movement Planning for Health
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 03/14/2016
Delridge Corridor Multimodal Improvement Project
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Creating Healthy Communities–The Intersection of Planning and Public Health
Resource - Journal Article
Georgia Qualified Allocation Plan for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 08/31/2015
Parking Management in Downtown Omaha
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 04/30/2015
Territory-Wide Study on Hospital Admissions for Asthma Exacerbations in the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Advanced Metering Infrastructure
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 03/31/2012
Clark County Highway 99 Sub-Area Plan
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2007
Merced County General Plan Update
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/01/2009
Eastern Neighborhoods Community Plans
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2006
Water Infrastructure and Sanitation on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Environmental Decisions in New Mexico
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/30/2020
Healthy T for a Healthy Region
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 02/29/2012
Michigan Street Corridor Plan: A Health Impact Assessment
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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
Globeville and Elyria Swansea Neighborhood Plan HIA
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/01/2014
Demolition of a Lead Painted Bridge Adjacent to a Residential Area
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Red Dog Mine Extension Aqqaluk Project
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 09/30/2009
Advancing Equitable Community-Based Transportation Planning
Resource - Evaluation
Brought to you by University of California, Berkeley
Quequechan River Rail Trail Phase 2
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Metropolitan Area Planning Council
The Effects of Wild Rice Water Quality Rule Changes on Tribal Health
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 09/30/2018
Baltimore-Washington Rail Intermodal Facility HIA
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
The Role of Business in Supporting a Thriving Natural World
Resource - Policy Brief
Brought to you by WIN Network
Published on 02/25/2021
George Road Complete Streets Implementation Plan
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Freight Transportation Plan
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2014
Fresno County Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategies
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 04/30/2014
Building Capacity in HIA on the U.S.-Mexico Border Through Practice, Training, and Collaborative Partnerships
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Haywood County Comprehensive Bike Plan
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Charlotte Area Transit System Blue Line Extension
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 06/30/2015
Central Corridor Area Plan
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2011
Hoboken Stormwater Management Plan and Ordinance
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 09/18/2016
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
Bright Spot: Promoting Smoke-Free Policies in Multi Unit Housing
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
Massachusetts Community Investment Tax Credit Grant Program
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 08/31/2014
Baltimore Red Line
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/02/2008
Tice Community Connectivity and Redevelopment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Florida Department of Health in Lee County
SE McLoughlin Boulevard Active Transportation Road Safety Audit
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 07/31/2014
Spokane Downtown Plan Update: Pedestrian Strategy
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Neenah-Menasha Sewerage Commission Biosolids Storage Facility
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Divine Mercy Development
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 10/31/2011
Interstate 75 Focus Area Study
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 04/30/2011
Coal and Clean Energy Options in Kentucky
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Impact of Chicago’s Environmental Justice Executive Order
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Brought to you by Natural Resources Defense Council
Healthy Neighborhoods for a Healthy Detroit
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 09/30/2015
Buford Highway and NE Plaza Redevelopment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by University of California Los Angeles
Metro Westside Subway Extension (Wilshire Corridor)
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/01/2012
Quantifying the Health Benefits of Transit-Oriented Development: Creation and Application of the San Diego Public Health Assessment Model (Sd-Pham)
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by Elsevier, Inc.
State Route 520 Bridge
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2007
East Bay Greenway
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2006
SE 122nd Ave Pilot Project/East Portland
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Mojave Desert Utility-Scale Solar Project
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2013
Community Climate Choices
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Brought to you by Oregon Health Authority Division of Public Health
San Diego Bus Rapid Transit Station
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2012
Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Project
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2008
St. Louis Park Comprehensive Plan
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 10/31/2011
Ortiz Avenue Road Widening
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2012
Xcel Energy Corridor Trail
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/01/2015
Active Transportation in Sierra Vista
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 08/13/2016
King Street Station Multimodal Hub
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 04/30/2011
Kern County Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategies
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Red Line Regional Commuter Rail-North Carolina
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 10/31/2012
Intersection Improvement in Carpentersville, Illinois
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Street Design Ordinance in Davidson, North Carolina
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 09/30/2012
McGrath Highway Corridor Redevelopment
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
MacArthur BART Transit Village
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2006
Fulton Industrial Boulevard Framework
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 09/30/2010
Hartford Neighborhood Revitalization and Sustainability Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Texas Water and Sanitation
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2014
Natural Gas Development in Battlement Mesa, Garfield County, Colorado
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
California Drinking Water Project Funding
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Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 11/02/2016
San Pablo Corridor
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2008
Lobos CO2 Pipeline
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 06/01/2015
Regional Climate Action Plan Strategies in Western Massachusetts
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
NEJM Article: Supporting Climate, Health, and Equity Under the Farm Bill
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by APHA
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
Transit Oriented Development Within Nashville's Northeast Corridor
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Mystic Island Voluntary Buyout Scenarios
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2015
Exposure to Air Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality in the United States: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
Resource - Journal Article
California Drinking Water Project Funding
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Sequoia Foundation
With Environmental Rollbacks, Communities of Color Continue to Bear Disproportionate Pollution Burden
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Brought to you by State Energy & Environmental Impact Center
Hi-5: Health Impact in 5 Years
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Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 10/26/2017
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