Air pollution is an environmental health problem. Exposure to high levels of air pollutants can increase the risk of respiratory infections, heart disease, stroke and lung cancer. In the Americas, nearly 380,320 people die from poor air quality, including mortality associated with ambient air pollution and household air pollution.
The new World Health Organization -WHO Air Quality Guidelines (2021) provide clear and compelling evidence of the damage that air pollution inflicts on human health, at even lower concentrations than previously thought.
To articulate efforts to address the challenges of air quality and improve the health of the population, PAHO, and UNEP will develop this series of webinars that seek to strengthen the capacities of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in matters of air quality surveillance, health impact assessment, development of air quality regulatory frameworks and strengthening governance mechanisms.
Target audience or public
- Professionals from national and local entities in charge of the areas of environmental health, epidemiological surveillance, communicable and non-communicable diseases, environment, air quality, and climate change.
- Those in charge of advancing the development and updating of air and health quality regulations.
