References and Community Resources
'''Air Quality and Public Health in Utah'''[[br]]
This Utah Department of Health Website provides information on particulate matter, its sources, ways to reduce exposure, and trend data.[[br]]
[http://www.health.utah.gov/utahair/pollutants/PM/]
'''AirNow'''[[br]]
This U.S. Government website provides information on air quality from a collaboration of different agencies.[[br]]
[http://www.airnow.gov]
'''Choose Clean Air Utah'''[[br]]
This Utah Department of Environmental Quality website provides information about air pollution in Utah and information on how to make healthy choices.[[br]]
[https://air.utah.gov/]
'''Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'''[[br]]
These EPA web pages provide information about particulate matter (PM), adverse health effects, research, and regulations.[[br]]
[https://www.epa.gov/pm-pollution/particulate-matter-pm-basics]
'''Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'''[[br]]
These CDC websites provide information about specific air pollutants and the way it can harm human health.[[br]]
*[http://www.cdc.gov/air/pollutants.htm Air Pollutants]
*[http://www.cdc.gov/air/ Air Quality][[br]]
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Citations:[[br]]
# Environmental Protection Agency (2016). National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Retrieved November 18, 2016 from the EPA: [https://www.epa.gov/criteria-air-pollutants/naaqs-table].
# Utah Department of Health (2019). Particulate Matter (PM): Health Effects - Air Pollution and Public Health in Utah. Retrieved November 14, 2019 from [http://www.health.utah.gov/utahair/pollutants/PM/index.html#Health].
# Jacob DJ & Winner DA. (2009) Effect of climate change on air quality. Atmospheric Environment 43(1), 51-63.More Resources and Links
Evidence-based community health improvement ideas and interventions may be found at the following sites:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) WONDER Database, a system for disseminating public health data and information.
- United States Census Bureau data dashboard.
- Utah healthy Places Index, evidence-based and peer-reviewed tool, supports efforts to prioritize equitable community investments, develop critical programs and policies across the state, and much more.
- County Health Rankings
- Kaiser Family Foundation's StateHealthFacts.org
- Medical literature can be queried at PubMed library.