Air Pollution and Health: Training Toolkit for Health Workers

Year of Publishing
2025
Organisation
World Health Organization (WHO)
Tags
Language
English
AQM Activity Type
Health Impact Assessment
Public Engagement and Communication
Resource type
Online Training & Resources
Regions
Global
Governance level
All levels
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Description

Mandated by its Member States, WHO is developing the Air Pollution and Health Training (APHT) toolkit for health workers.

The APHT toolkit is a set of materials designed to enable public health workers, in both the clinical and public health fields, to understand the health risks of air pollution and identify risk reduction measures. Public health workers can use the health argument to advocate for clean air interventions and promote the collaboration between civil society relevant actors and governmental institutions for policy implementation. Using a train-the-trainer approach, the APHT toolkit also helps facilitate the organization of in-person workshops, online courses and other learning opportunities.

This training toolkit includes 4 modules:

  1. Ambient air pollution
  2. Household air pollution
  3. Health effects
  4. Role of the health workers