ReviewJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2023
Public engagement with air quality data: using health behaviour change theory to support exposure-minimising behaviours.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Equity, accessibility, and public health implications of digital platforms delivering real-time air quality information: A technology review.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices of Traffic Police Officers Towards Air Pollution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: An Exploratory Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Air Sensor Network Analysis Tool: R-Shiny Application.Atmosphere · 2025Article
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- Effect of an Educational Intervention on Pupil's Knowledge, Attitudes, Perceptions, and Behavior on Air Pollution in Public Schools in Pristina.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- PMScientific reports · 2025Article
- Extreme Heat and Air Quality: Community Leader Perspectives on Information Barriers and Opportunities in Two Environmental Justice Communities.New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS · 2025Article
- What drives parents' use of air quality indexes during wildfire smoke events: predictors of index knowledge, frequent checking, and following health guidance.Population and environment · 2025Article
- 'Incense is the one that keeps the air fresh': indoor air quality perceptions and attitudes towards health risk.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Patient and public involvement workshop to shape artificial intelligence-supported connected asthma self-management research.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- The Slip and Fall Index: Assessing the risk of slipping and falling on ice.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2024Article
- Impact of ambient air pollution on physical activity engagement among university students.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Ozone and childhood respiratory health: A primer for US pediatric providers and a call for a more protective standard.Pediatric pulmonology · 2023Review
- From Raising Awareness to a Behavioural Change: A Case Study of Indoor Air Quality Improvement Using IoT and COM-B Model.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Exposure to air pollution prematurely kills 7 million people globally every year. Policy measures designed to reduce emissions of pollutants, improve ambient air and consequently reduce health impacts, can be effective, but are generally slow to generate change. Individual actions can therefore supplement policy measures and more immediately reduce people's exposure to air pollution. Air quality indices (AQI) are used globally (though not universally) to translate complex air quality data into a single unitless metric, which can be paired with advice to encourage behaviour change. Here we explore, with reference to health behaviour theories, why these are frequently insufficient to instigate individual change. We examine the health behaviour theoretical steps linking air quality data with reduced air pollution exposure and (consequently) improved public health, arguing that a combination of more 'personalised' air quality data and greater public engagement with these data will together better support individual action. Based on this, we present a novel framework, which, when used to shape air quality interventions, has the potential to yield more effective and sustainable interventions to reduce individual exposures and thus reduce the global public health burden of air pollution.
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