AirNow

A Good Idea

Description

The U.S. EPA, NOAA, NPS, tribal, state, and local agencies developed the AIRNow Web site to provide the public with easy access to national air quality information. The Web site offers daily AQI (Air Quality Index) forecasts as well as real-time AQI conditions for over 300 cities across the US, and provides links to more detailed State and local air quality Web sites. The site also provides tips on what you can do to reduce air pollution, publications, and health facts.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this website is to provide information on air quality including potential health effects of air pollutants.

Results / Accomplishments

The AirNow website is accessible online at http://www.airnow.gov/.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
US Environmental Protection Agency
Primary Contact
U.S. EPA
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS)
Information Transfer Group
Mail Code E143-03
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
(800) 490-9198
AIRNOWComments@epamail.epa.gov
http://www.airnow.gov/
Topics
Environmental Health / Air
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Organization(s)
US Environmental Protection Agency
Date of publication
2006
Location
USA
For more details
http://www.epa.gov/NCEI/directory/air.htm

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.