June 2009 - Protect Your Respiratory Health This Summer

At the on-set of summer, we strive to remind the community about the health impacts of ground-level ozone. Ozone can harm our respiratory system; especially our children and those of us who suffer from asthma or other pulmonary illnesses. Alternatively, public health education also encourages vigorous exercise to prevent illness and maintain a fit lifestyle. The summer is a perfect time to exercise outside, but when is it safe? Ozone formation peaks during the hottest and brightest hours of the day; between noon and 4:00 pm. Call 311 or 768-4734 for the daily ozone Air Quality Index before you get out there. Plan ahead for tomorrow by checking out the Ozone Forecast on-line at www.cabq.gov/airquality/ozoneforecasting.html. In any case it really is too hot to exercise during the heat of the day.

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