Want to understand more about air pollution? First, start with the basics and then deepen your knowledge!
Our webinars
Produced by RCPCH and available on RCPCH Learning:
Air pollution and child health advocacy - Dr Helena Clements, RCPCH Officer for Climate Change and Dr Camilla Kingdon, former RCPCH President and chair of the Healthy Air Coalition, delve into air pollution and child health advocacy, drawing from their expertise and personal journeys.
Upskilling child health professionals to talk about air pollution - The RCPCH Clean Air Fund Partnership team explores the barriers to talking to children, young people and their families about air pollution, and learn how clinicians can overcome them.
Global impacts of air pollution on children’s health - Pallavi Pant, Head of Global Health at the Health Effects Institute, talks about air pollution's significant impact on children's health worldwide.
Our blogs
Written by RCPCH Clean Air Clinical Fellows and Officer for Climate Change:
- Speaking out about the health impacts of air pollution - Dr Emily Parker
- Reflections on my first one hundred days as Officer for Climate Change - Dr Helena Clements
- Air pollution: the global health issue that's every paediatrician's problem - Dr Alice Willson
- The value of green and blue spaces for wellbeing (and reducing inequalities) - Dr Alice Willson
- Public transport and air pollution: why the new government urgently needs to act - Dr Alice Willson
- From hot days to healthier futures: tackling air pollution for child health - Dr Helena Clements
- How innovative ideas are driving a clean air future - Dr Harry Apperley
Our teaching slides
Created by Dr Alice Willson, RCPCH Clean Air Fund Clinical Fellow, to help you and your team embed clean air work into your practice.
Air pollution: what is it and how can health professionals take action?
Alice wrote: "One of the areas I have been most involved with [as a CAF Fellow] has been the development of educational resources. It's been a privilege to have the time to truly deep dive into the facts, figures and stories around air pollution. It’s important to me that we share the learning, so we have created this deep dive teaching slide deck which incorporates information from our reports, as well as the resources we have created. We envisage this being used in a formal teaching set up such as regional teaching or a departmental grand round."
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For more opportunistic teaching there’s a five-minute air pollution slide deck...
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"...as well as a deck that walks you through the Air Pollution Companion."
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Reports
RCP & RCPCH, 2016: Every breath we take: the lifelong impact of air pollution - This regularly referenced report is suitable for those looking for a detailed overview of evidence on the health impacts of exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution at every stage of life.
RCPCH, 2020: The inside story: health effects of indoor air quality on children and young people - This publication examines in-depth the impact of indoor air pollution on the health of children and young people.
Health Effects Institute, 2024: State of global air - This report analyses air quality and health evidence for countries across the world in 2021.
Online learning
UNICEF: Introduction to children's environmental health - This interactive course from UNICEF and the WHO provides introductory training for healthcare professionals on children's environmental health. It includes modules on ambient air pollution and household air pollution.
The Clean Air Academy: How does air pollution affect health? - These accredited e-learning courses for healthcare professionals focus on the health impacts of air pollution.
Podcasts
BBC Radio 4: Inside Health - Mould and indoor air pollution: how concerned should you be? - Dr Jonathan Grigg, an expert in paediatric respiratory medicine, joins leading scientists to explore the health risks of indoor air pollution and mould and how to address them.
Glossary
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs: Glossary of definitions - A fantastic resource if you're unsure of any of the terms used in the context of air pollution.