Air and Health
Learn more about outdoor air pollution, indoor air pollution, and wildfire smoke.
The Basics
- Check the air quality in your area
Use the Environmental Protection Agency's AirNow Map to see air quality and wildfire smoke in your area. You can also download the AirNow Mobile App for easy access to air quality information.
- Take action based on the air quality
After determining the Air Quality Index (AQI), use these fact sheets to see immediate steps you can take to protect your health.
- Keep the indoor air clean
It is also important to ensure the air inside your house is clean. Follow these tips from Salt Lake City Sustainability to improve indoor air quality.
You can also refer to this flyer for tips to maintain indoor air quality during a wildfire.
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Additional Resources
Utah's Appletree program answers common questions about outdoor, indoor, and wildfire air quality.
Outdoor Air Pollution
Additional air quality data from Tellus Airview and the Utah Division of Air Quality.
AirNow Air Quality and Your Health
Pamphlets about how your health is affected by poor air quality and steps to reduce your risk.
Pamphlet topics include particle pollution, smog, ozone, additional risks for older adults, and how to use the AirNow platform.
AirNow Asthma and Heart Disease
Fact sheets about outdoor air pollution's impact on asthma, heart disease, and stroke.
Indoor Air Quality
DHHS Asthma Home Visiting Program
A Department of Health and Human Services educational program for Utahns with asthma. Learn more about managing asthma, identifying asthma triggers in the home, and setting goals to manage them.
UCAIR provides a list of actions you can take at home, at work, and in your community to improve air quality.
Video from the Huntsman Cancer Institute about radon exposure in the home.
Wildfires
EPA Factsheets: Wildfire Smoke and Health
A collection of factsheets developed by the EPA to help you understand how wildfire smoke impacts your health.
UDAQ Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke
Stepts to take during a wildfire to reduce smoke exposure outdoors and indoors.
Ready.gov provides preparation measures that individuals can take in advance of a wildfire.
Ready, Set, Go! Evacuation Plan
Follow these steps from the Ready, Set, Go! Program to prepare for wildfire evacuation in advance.
A guide to reducing human caused wildfires.
Additional Data
Outdoor Air Pollution
Utah Environmental Public Health Tracking
Learn more about outdoor air pollution, its impact on human health, and who is at risk. Also explore data on major air pollutants by county.
Utah's Division of Air Quality tracks trends, current conditions, and forecasted conditions of air pollutants by county.
Utah Air Pollution Data Archive
Explore Utah's historical air pollution data.
Explore this Utah State University repository of outdoor air quality data.
Indoor Air Pollution
Utah Environmental Public Health Tracking
In addition to outdoor pollutants, Utah EPHT collects data on indoor air pollutants, such as carbon monoxide and radon.
Wildfires
Explore maps developed by Utah's Department of Natural Resources to help you understand and identify your home and community’s wildfire risk.
Wildfire information, resources, and a season summary and wildfire dashboard.
Learn more about Utah’s future fire risk in both low and high emission scenarios. Select “Utah” as the location and “Fire Danger” as the data.
