Air Quality Health Index
The Air Quality Health Index helps you understand what the air quality around you means to your health.The average person takes about 20,000 breaths a day – that’s an amazing 10,000 litres of air passing through your lungs every day. Wouldn’t it be helpful to know how all that air affects your health? NOW YOU CAN The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is a new tool that measures air quality in your community and reports it on a scale from 1 to 10. The lower the number
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The Air Quality Health Index is a tool for people to learn what the air quality around you means to your health. It provides information on local air quality conditions as well as advice about limiting exposure to air pollution and adjusting your activity levels when air quality is poor. More… |
Individuals react differently to air pollution. Children, the elderly, people who are active outdoors and those with diabetes, heart and lung conditions or disease, are most sensitive to adverse health effects from air pollution. Small increases in air pollution over a short time can increase symptoms among at risk groups. More… |
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In Alberta, we are speaking with seniors, families, children and those active outdoors about the Air Quality Health Index. Learn more about our Air/Health Events. |
Learn more about Air Quality, how it affects health, and how the Province of Alberta monitors and measures air quality and reports it through the Air Quality Health Index. |
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