by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 21, 2020 | Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion, Clean Air | Latest Developments
Air pollution costs Europeans €1,276 per year – study Italy dominates top 10 cities for highest per capita costs 21 October 2020, Brussels – Air pollution costs the average European city resident €1,276 per year, according to the largest study of its kind....
by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek | Sep 30, 2020 | Clean Air, Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal
How connections between people, money, mobility and health can contribute to rising EU climate ambitions Our society is at risk of collapsing, facing a toxic mix of various crises: rising global temperature and seas, growing antimicrobial resistance and of course the...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 5, 2020 | Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal, COVID-19, Health Inequalities
Air pollution affects everyone, but not the same way. Dirty air has the potential to exacerbate existing health inequalities, especially for socially disadvantaged groups that are disproportionately exposed to air pollution. Resources From EPHA Vulnerable groups...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 20, 2020 | Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion
A comprehensive set of satellite images revealed how air pollution has fallen dramatically in cities across the world due to Covid-19 lockdown measures. While fully respecting lockdown measures, encouraging cycling and walking supports the public health goal of...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 20, 2020 | Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion, COVID-19
Patients with chronic lung and heart conditions caused or worsened by long-term exposure to air pollution are less able to fight off lung infections and more likely to die. Air pollution can cause hypertension, diabetes and respiratory diseases, conditions that...
by EPHA | Apr 20, 2020 | Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion, COVID-19
The strong correlation between air pollution and COVID-19 could be explained by the negative impact on the immune system. This was demonstrated for other diseases, and this is likely the case for COVID-19, too. The effect held not just for pollution levels at the time...
