How does air pollution affect health?

Image credit: Moms for Clean Air Action: https://www.momscleanairforce.org/resources/how-air-pollution-harms-your-body/

In Australia outdoor air pollution is estimated to kill almost 5000 people every year*. Some communities are more affected by air pollution than others.

*Estimate from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), visible at https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare/ by selecting "risk", "ambient particulate matter pollution" and "ambient ozone pollution" (separately), "Deaths", location "Australia" and units "#"

How can we reduce air pollution?

Support communities near coal fired power stations to transition to clean energy: www.healthyfutures.net.au/transition

If you work in or study health care, call on Australia's biggest polluter, AGL, to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy: www.healthyfutures.net.au/agl

Grow plants to filter pollutants out of the air - learn more at https://diygarden.co.uk/gardening/improve-air-quality/

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