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Air Quality Monitor

Get live air quality data in your local area. Air quality can significantly influence your health and trigger various health issues, both immediate and prolonged. NowPatient provides personalised risk notifications based on your underlying health conditions and prevailing air quality.

How it works

Step 1

When you log into your NowPatient account for the first time, you will be prompted to turn on ‘Location Services’ on your device

A smartphone screen displays a prompt from the "NowPatient" app requesting permission to use the user's location, with options to allow once, allow while using the app, or don't allow.
Step 2

Go to your account dashboard and look for the Air Quality Monitor that sits in ‘My Personalized Health Tools’ section

A smartphone displays a health app with a Body Mass Index of 30.2 and an Air Quality Monitor reading of 53, both on screen. The background is green with a repeat pattern of shield icons.
Step 3

The Air Quality Monitor will show the Air Quality index score for today

Smartphone screen displaying a health app with an Air Quality Monitor showing a value of 32 and a Pollen Meter indicating levels for tree, grass, and weed pollen against a green background.
Step 4

If the Air Quality index score is high or breaches safety thresholds, then you will see a red warning box

Smartphone screen displaying a health app with an air quality monitor reading of 273, indicating poor air quality, and a pollen meter categorizing levels for tree, grass, and weed pollen.
Step 5

Click on the red warning box, to see the precautionary advice

Smartphone screen showing an air quality warning advising people with lung and heart problems, children, and older adults to avoid strenuous activity. Asthma sufferers may need their inhaler more often.
Step 6

If there is a risk to your health, then you will also receive a notification in your ‘My Notifications’ that will outline the risk and what precautions you should take

A smartphone showing an air quality monitor notification. The message advises adults and children with lung problems, the elderly, and those with asthma to avoid strenuous activity.
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Air Quality Index explained

Daily AQI Color

Levels of Concern

Values of Index

Description of Air Quality

UK Air Advice Notification At Risk Individuals

UK Air Advice Notification for General Population

Green

Good

0-50

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk

Enjoy your usual outdoor activities

Enjoy your usual outdoor activities

Yellow

Moderate

51-100

Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution

Adults and children with lung problems, and adults with heart problems, who experience symptoms, should consider reducing strenuous physical activity, particularly outdoors

Enjoy your usual outdoor activities

Orange

Unhealthy for sensitive groups

101 to 150

Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected

Adults and children with lung problems, and adults with heart problems, who experience symptoms, should consider reducing strenuous physical activity, particularly outdoors

Enjoy your usual outdoor activities

Red

Unhealthy

151-200

Some members of the general public may experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects

Adults and children with lung problems, and adults with heart problems should consider reducing strenuous physical exertion, particularly outdoors, and particularly if they experience symptoms. People with asthma may find they need to use their reliever inhaler more often. Older people should also reduce physical exertion

Anyone experiencing discomfort such as sore eyes, cough or sore throat should consider reducing activity, particularly outdoors

Purple

Very unhealthy

201 to 300

Health alert: The risk of health effects is increased for everyone

Adults and children with lung problems, and adults with heart problems should consider reducing strenuous physical exertion, particularly outdoors, and particularly if they experience symptoms. People with asthma may find they need to use their reliever inhaler more often. Older people should also reduce physical exertion

Anyone experiencing discomfort such as sore eyes, cough or sore throat should consider reducing activity, particularly outdoors

Maroon

Hazardous

301 and higher

Health warning of emergency conditions: everyone is more likely to be affected

Adults and children with lung problems, adults with heart problems, and older people, should avoid strenuous physical activity. People with asthma may find they need to use their reliever inhaler more often

Reduce physical exertion, particularly outdoors, especially if you experience symptoms such as cough or sore throat

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