Latest Clean Air Webinar: Protecting Little Lungs: Outdoor Air Quality and Children’s Health
June 4, 2024
Gain an understanding of the health impacts of ambient air pollution and wildfire smoke on children, and why children are more vulnerable to poor air quality compared to adults. Our expert speakers will discuss why children are at greater risk, highlighting factors such as higher respiratory rates, developing immune systems, and increased time spent outdoors. Beyond discussing the health impacts, this webinar will offer practical recommendations for childcare facilities on what they can do during wildfire smoke events to ensure safe outdoor play. Our speakers will share actionable steps to create safer environments for children.
Clean Air Webinar Series
The Clean Air Webinar series covers topics relating to Air Quality in Alberta. Follow the links below to register an upcoming webinar, or to view a past webinar.
2024 Webinars
- February: Air Quality Considerations: Traffic Emissions
- May: Navigating Indoor-Outdoor Air Quality Amid Wildfire Smoke
2023 Webinars
- January: Air Quality Considerations: Reducing Needless Idling
- April: Connecting Air Quality Across Canada
- September: Air Quality Education for K-12 Schools
- October: Connecting Air Quality Organizations Across Canada, Part 2
2022 Webinars
- February: How the Federal CAAQS Informs Air Quality
- March: Alberta’s Air Monitoring Plan – The Next Five Years
- April: Camrose Project – Community Science, Environmental Studies, and Flow2 Air Quality Sensors
- May: What to do About Wildfire Smoke and Poor Air Quality Days
- June: Exploring the Relationship Between Climate Change & Air Quality
- September: Climate Change & Air Quality Linkages—Implications for Health
- October: Reduced Transportation from COVID—Impacts on Air Quality
2021 Webinars