Issue - meetings
Air Quality action plan
Meeting: 17/01/2023 - Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Board (Item 2)
2 Air Quality action plan PDF 283 KB
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Minutes:
The Board received a paper that advocated for action to improve air quality that protects those most vulnerable to air pollution and outlines details on the Council’s Air Quality Action Plan including action to provide information to residents with clear and simple messages on air quality. The main points of the discussion are summarised below:
The Board noted that:
v Addressing this issue is a priority at national, regional, and local level. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) has highlighted its commitment to improve air quality in the strategic plan and recently publishing its updated Air Quality Action Plan that outlines how the council will address air pollution over the next five years. v Health partners are also undertaking work to improve air quality in the Borough, as well as supporting vulnerable population groups to mitigate against the impact of poor air quality on their health. v Poor air quality in the Borough puts residents at risk of poor health. This is felt the most by those living on low incomes in the most polluted areas and vulnerable population groups including pregnant women; children; older people; and those with existing health conditions.
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As a result of having reviewed the Council’s Air Quality Action Plan and any further action that the Borough should consider improving air quality discussions on the report the Chair Moved and it was:- AGREED to:
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v Support, and advocate for, measures that protect residents, particularly vulnerable population groups, from poor air quality. v Assess progress against improving air quality on an annual basis, timed with the annual review of the Air Quality Action Plan. v Advocate for action across the system, so all partner organisations have comprehensive and ambitious air quality plans.
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