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Talking to your patients about the impacts of air pollution on their health is important. It helps to raise awareness of when they may be vulnerable so they know when they may be at risk to health impacts and side effects, and how to keep themselves and those around them safe.


Who is Most Vulnerable to the Effects?

Air Pollution can impact people at all stages of life, from conception to old age and can drastically reduce life expectancy. Long-term exposure to man-made air pollution in the UK leads to more than 28,000 deaths, annually.1

Discover the health implications air pollution can have and who is most vulnerable to those effects.



Protect You and Your Community

Your patients' health is important. Educate them in actions they can take, within their daily routine, to have maximum impact on their health now, for the future.

The health impacts of air pollution is a vital area to continue developing your knowledge in, as the wider scientific understanding continues to grow.

Some amazing resources exist to support you in your CPD in this area:


MECC

Making Every Contact Count (MECC) - The Health Education England MECC website provides professionals with free and easy access to e-learning, healthy lifestyle information, evidence and much more.

Find out more about the Health Education England MECC website here.

ElfH

Providing e-learning and training for healthcare professionals. Specifically the UKHSA published 'All Our Health' training module on air pollution and health.

Find out more about e-learning and training for healthcare professionals here.

National Bundle of Care

The NHS National Bundle of Care for children and young people with asthma 2022 includes guidance around environmental impacts to support integrated care systems to deliver high-quality asthma care.

Find out more National Bundle of Carehere.

All Our Health

The NHS All Our Health e-Learning Guide is a resource which helps health care professionals prevent ill health and promote wellbeing as part of their everyday practice. The Air Pollution section provides insight into the topic, to increase the confidence and skills of health care professionals, to embed prevention in their day-to-day practice.

Find out more about the NHS All Our Health e-Learning Guidehere.

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