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INFORM PLAN ACTIVATE SCALE
AIR QUALITY PRESENTATION A Powerpoint Presentation is available through this toolkit to inform your community about air quality.
DEVELOP A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION, EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.
Once you have your community’s attention, it is time to inform them about air quality. It is important for community members to learn about regional air quality, the history of air quality in our region, the health impacts of poor air quality, and the greater context for why this work is important. Residents should also learn about sources of pollution, strategies for improvement, and recommendations of what they can do as individuals to make a change. You can inform your community through presentations, activities, or non-traditional engagement methods (see page 20). Choose the methods that will best achieve the overall goals and objectives of your air quality planning process.
PRESENTATIONS Presentations are the most direct and comprehensive way to inform your community about air quality. Presentations are most effective when they have multiple speakers, provide neutral and fact-based information, and are broken up with activities and opportunities for attendees to ask questions and engage with the information. The longer the presentation is, the less likely the community will be able to focus and retain information, so consider a series of presentations that are shorter, instead of one very long presentation. Your presentation(s) should include:
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Recent regional air quality trends
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History and context about air quality in the region
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Comparison to other regions and the nation
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Health, economic, and environmental impacts of poor air quality
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Types of air pollutants and where they come from
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Environmental conditions that impact air quality
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Sources of indoor air pollution
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Recommendations of what individuals can do to improve air quality