Air Quality Flag Program

• Community description
o Basic demographic data (i.e. population, size, education, poverty levels, etc.)
o Relevant epidemiological data from Community Assessment and Diagnosis assignment.
• Including lung disease data in your community. This data should relate to the vulnerable populations that the organization cares for. Example: If you are presenting to a school, then childhood asthma cases are relevant. If
you are presenting to a nursing home, then COPD data is relevant, if you are presenting to a church, then all data may be relevant.
• Problem description
o Comprehensive overview of pollution and air quality concerns.
• Include any contributing factors specific to your community (e.g. location—is it near a factory or something
known for releasing toxins? Are there agricultural activities nearby? Do people leave their cars running during
hot or cold seasons that emit exhaust in areas were vulnerable populations are outside? Is there a landfill
• Air Quality Flag Program description
o Elements of the program
• What is it?
• Cost?
• Outreach materials available? (available on website)
o Use
• How does it work?
o Example:
• How could it be used in your selected organization to help your identified vulnerable population?
o Outcomes:
• How could the Air Quality Flag Program impact the problem?
• Community Resource
o Describe one community resource (outside of the Air Flag Program) related to the lung disease(s) you
described. (For example, a local pediatric asthma support group or chapter).
• Cover 4 A’s: affordability, accessibility, acceptability, availability for the resource
• Implications for practice
o Provide a comprehensive overview of the impact to the selected audience— school, church, nursing home,
daycare, etc.
• What does this data mean for them?
• Use at least one scholarly reference as support
• How could the implementation of Air Quality Flag Program into their organization impact population health
outcomes and vulnerable populations?
• Conclusion
o Summary and importance to improving population health outcomes. Include:
• Community demographic and epidemiological data
• Problem
• Program description
• Resources
• Implications
• Importance to improving population health outcomes
• Q&A slide
• Reference slide