Air pollution: key resources for health professionals
As part of our AHSC (Academic Health Science Centre) research on respiratory health we are sharing resources for paediatricians on air pollution.
The inquest on the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, where air pollution was added to the death certificate, highlighted the importance of health professionals understanding and communicating with children and parents/guardians about the health effects of air pollution. The coroner’s “lessons to be learnt” from this inquest will be published soon.
The prevention of future deaths report states that “adverse effects of air pollution on health are not being sufficiently communicated to patients and their carers by medical and nursing professionals”.
Key resources
We are sharing key resources that can support health professionals with air pollution discussions. We will include access to a series of air pollution webinars on air pollution developed by the UCL Institute of Health Equity, and recent research updates.
- Download Professor Jonathan Grigg’s report to Ella’s inquest
- “Air pollution and children’s health: where next?” (BMJ Paediatrics Open)
- Download the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s reports on outdoor and indoor air pollution:
- Download UNICEF’s report on the toxic school run
- Download air pollution plan for children with asthma (Tower Hamlets/ NHS)
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