Healthy Air Network Launches Redesigned Website 

The Healthy Air Network announced the launch of its newly redesigned website, HealthyAirNetwork.org. The enhanced platform offers a more user-friendly, visually engaging, and comprehensive resource for communities across Massachusetts to stay informed about local air quality.

“Our goal is to empower community members with knowledge and tools to make decisions about their health and to advocate for healthier air quality,”said Sarita Hudson, senior director of Strategy and Development with the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts. “This newly improved website is a significant step forward in making air quality data understandable and actionable for residents, organizations, and decision-makers across Massachusetts.”

The Healthy Air Network is a collaborative effort of organizations and community members dedicated to improving air quality, increasing climate resilience, and advocating for environmental justice in Massachusetts. This network works to provide live air quality data directly to residents, analyze pollution sources, and advocate for changes that address poor air quality and related health inequities.The redesigned website features simplified navigation, organized content, enhanced visuals, data stories, expanded resources, and an improved sensor map, said Hudson.  The Healthy Air Network is led by the Public Health Institute of Western MA, with technical leadership from the Yale School of Public Health. Partners in Western Massachusetts include Hitchcock Center for the Environment, City of Springfield, the City of Holyoke, Live Well Springfield, PV Asthma Coalition, and ReGreen Springfield. The Hitchcock Center for the Environment joined in 2022, expanding efforts into Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region.