Short guide: How to talk about air quality and environmental health, 2022
Short guide: How to talk about air quality and environmental health, 2022
This guide is for anyone who wants to talk about the air we breathe, the factors that contribute to it, and what actions we need to take to improve it. It is for experts, communicators and advocates working on climate change, transport, public health, environmental health, local and regional government policies and more. Its purpose is to provide effective communication strategies to:
help people designing policies and practices that improve air quality to have better conversations with the public
improve people’s understanding of the effects of air pollution on our health and wellbeing
motivate people to act in support of policies and practices that build healthy environments.
The guide was developed from a literature review and The Workshop’s unique evidence-based framework for narratives for change for the Health and Air Pollution Study (HAPINZ 3.0) funded by the Ministry for the Environment, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, and the Ministry of Transport.