Stokes and air quality are related, and this post provides the data and links to demonstrate the connection. Clean air does influence the wellness and health of your clients, employees, and children. COVID elevated the discussion of indoor air quality, but the overall threat is much greater than a virus. The chemicals and dirt in the air impact health. We need to expand the discussion past COVID and focus on a healthier environment. We made the decision to start the discussion with air quality and stroke.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32930777/

Air pollution is a scourge to human and animal health. It impacts asthma, COPD, diabetes, heart health and strokes. Air pollution is a significant risk factor for stroke. There are numerous sources of air pollution including industry, road transport, dust storms and domestic use of biomass and solid fuels. Countries that cook and heat with biomass have the greatest risk factor for strokes.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28363975/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6493517/

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/strokeaha.115.009913

With an incidence rate of 40 to >300 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, depending on the region, and a global death rate of 110 per 100,000 inhabitants, stroke is one of the most prominent causes of mortality, accounting for 12% of all deaths worldwide.

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2018.00827/full

Strokes are linked to air quality worldwide and the data is compelling and particulate matter impacts human health. Outside air, and all that it contains, eventually comes inside. Thinking the air outside is better than the air inside is a mistake.

High blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes, and age all impact your risk for stroke. Lifestyle decisions also influence the risk of stroke. Activities such as lack of exercise, smoking, drinking and diet all are risk factors for stroke.

Why is it in our interest to clean up our indoor air? Forty plus percent of our population suffers from cardiovascular disease, 10 percent of our population has diabetes and 50 percent are prediabetic. Allergies impact over 60 percent of the population. Additionally, 10 percent of the population suffer from asthma and 8 percent suffer from COPD all of which are linked to particulate matter.

And we learned that 12% of the global population will suffer from stroke.

Clean air is important to human health.