WATCH – COVID313 Virtual Townhall: Healthy Environments and Air Quality

May 15, 2020

As part of Asthma Awareness Month, the University of Public Health School of Michigan is co-organizing a Virtual City Hall with COVID313. The discussion will focus on air and asthma pollution, and includes presentations on changes in the Air quality in Detroit during the COVID-19 outbreak, discussions on cumulative risk and health impact assessments, and current actions being taken in Detroit to improve air and health quality.

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