Clean Air-Healthy Homes

Shaping a wildfire smoke ready Missoula together

Clean Air - Healthy Homes is a project funded by an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Justice award and is designed to support understanding how our community responds to and adapts with the impacts of wildfire smoke. Guided by the lived experiences, action and hopes of Missoulians, Climate Smart Missoula, All Nations Health Center, our community partners, and community voices are working to create empowering solutions to keep folks healthy at home during wildfire season. The 18-month initiative began in July 2022.

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Indoor air and community health

Every day, we are learning more about the importance of access to clean, indoor air during wildfire season. This work is aimed to develop a Wildfire Smoke Ready Missoula. Clean Air - Healthy Homes will strengthen local climate resilience and long-term health equity through engagement, education and empowerment by utilizing community learning.

By hearing from Indigenous residents, folks living in underserved neighborhoods and community groups across Missoula, we hope to assess the community understanding of the health impacts of wildfire smoke, identify existing ways of adapting to smoky conditions, potential barriers to staying healthy, co-create an action plan, and offer education and free portable HEPA air cleaners to reduce indoor air pollution, ensuring residents can thrive even with smoke or other indoor pollutants.