Guidance

Improving outdoor air quality and health: review of interventions

A comprehensive overview of actions that national and local government and others can take to improve air quality and health.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 11 March 2019
• Last updated: 23 November 2020 — See all updates

Documents

Review of interventions to improve outdoor air quality and public health (March 2019)

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2018572

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Principal interventions for local authorities

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1335

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A guide to using the review to help choose or plan interventions

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1138

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Details

Public Health England (PHE) was commissioned by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) to review the evidence for practical interventions to reduce harm from outdoor air pollution, stratified by their health and economic impact.

The focus of the review was on those actions available to local authorities and, where appropriate, the national actions needed to support them.

PHE commissioned 5 rapid evidence assessments that focused on vehicles and fuels, spatial planning, industry, agriculture, and people’s behaviour and sought evaluations that made direct links between actions and consequent health and health economic outcomes.

The report provides local practitioners and policy-makers with an indication of the broad range of interventions that can be used to address different problems, and which of those interventions may be worth considering further due to their potential health benefits. The report outlines principles for strategies and the future design and evaluation of interventions.

Published 11 March 2019
Last updated 23 November 2020 + show all updates

1. 23 November 2020

   Added Review of interventions.

2. 23 March 2020

   Added guide to help choosing or planning interventions.

3. 11 March 2019

   First published.