1/ If I hear one more public official call indoor air filters a "band-aid," I'm going to explode! Filtering indoor air should be as standard as filtering water. Full stop. 🧵
8/ Episodes like this show how air pollution can travel long distances and affect cities far from its original source.
#AirQuality #London #CleanAir
• use kitchen extractor fans when cooking
• use filtration if outdoor pollution remains high
• consider a well-fitting FFP2 or FFP3 mask if you are vulnerable or spending long periods in polluted air 😷
7/ If pollution levels are elevated, it can help to:
• reduce prolonged strenuous outdoor exercise
• ventilate when outdoor levels are lower than indoors
6/ Children, older adults and people with heart or lung conditions tend to be more sensitive.
5/ Fine particles can irritate the lungs and airways. Some people may notice coughing, throat irritation, headaches or worsening asthma symptoms.
4/ These episodes usually last a few days until winds change or rain clears the air. 🌧️
3/ This leads to elevated levels of particulate pollution (PM) and the hazy skies many people have noticed.
2/ Southerly winds are carrying Saharan desert dust and pollution from mainland Europe northwards into the UK. When these air masses arrive and winds are light, particles can accumulate instead of dispersing. 🌫️
🧵 1/ London’s hazy sky this week isn’t just weather. It’s a regional pollution event affecting much of southern England.
Clean air in schools is gaining momentum 🌿
Webinar 11 March, 4pm on improving indoor air for students and staff.
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#CleanAir #HealthySchools
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🚸 New ventilation & air quality guidance for schools & nurseries just published.
Indoor air matters.
We wouldn’t share water bottles. Shared air deserves the same thought.
Clean air belongs in every classroom. 💨🏫
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Breathing in air pollution from wood burning increases your risk of heart and lung disease, asthma, diabetes and dementia.
Even homes with newer “Ecodesign” wood burners are three times more polluted than those without.
This #CleanAirNight, share the facts about wood burning.
This isn’t about blame.
It highlights a training gap and the need to better support staff to apply safeguarding and infection control policies.
Parents and those working in early years, healthcare, or education - I’d welcome your thoughts.
#EarlyYearsWorkforce #Healthcare #Education
Removing an unwell child is not about what has already happened.
It is about preventing further exposure and reducing risk for other children and staff.
#HealthProtection #SafeguardingChildren
The answer sits in concepts that are rarely covered in early years training:
• viral load
• cumulative exposure
• ventilation and air changes
• duration of exposure and risk escalation
#Ventilation #CleanAir #PublicHealth
A question that comes up surprisingly often is:
“Why remove an infectious child when they’ve already been in the room all day?”
#InfectionControl #Childcare
From raising a safeguarding concern myself and speaking with multiple parents, a pattern seems to emerge.
There is wide variation between nurseries / early years settings, and often a lack of shared understanding of the rationale behind policies.
#Nursery #EarlyYearsEducation
Safeguarding systems often fail not because policies are missing - but because staff are not supported to understand why those policies exist.
This is something I’ve seen first-hand, and it keeps coming up in conversations with other parents.
#Safeguarding #EarlyYears
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Run those air cleaners harder than ever. (I know some people turned them off or down so they could better hear horns or whistles but it might be time to crank them up.)
9/
Condensation and mould are not inevitable.
With the right ventilation, winter homes can stay warm, dry and mould free.
Let us know if it makes a difference in your home.
8/
Dehumidifiers help. We use them at home.
They reduce the amount of water in the air, which can lower condensation risk.
They do not exchange indoor air for outdoor air, so moisture improves but the air itself is not refreshed.
7/
Timing matters.
Shock ventilation works best after the heating has been on, then switched off.
Furniture and walls retain heat far better than air, so once the windows close, the house stays warm and the air has been refreshed.
Ten minutes is usually enough.
6/
In Germany, a different approach is widely used.
It is called Stoßlüften, often translated as shock or rapid ventilation.
Windows fully open.
For a short burst.
Then closed again.
5/
Our usual response?
Wipe the windows.
A window cracked open.
All day.
In the cold.
This rarely changes the air properly and often just makes rooms colder, so everything gets shut again.
4/
Winter makes the problem worse.
Cold outdoor air cools window panes more quickly.
Warm indoor air holds more moisture.
The bigger the temperature difference, the faster condensation forms, especially in older or single-glazed homes.
3/
Modern British homes are very good at staying warm.
They are also very good at staying sealed.
When moisture cannot escape, indoor humidity rises and the coldest surface in the room, usually the window, is where condensation appears first.
