10 July 2014 CHE Partnership call: Breathing Deep: Air Pollution, Health, and Public Health Policy.

Dr. John Balmes provided an overview of the science linking air pollution to health, and then discussed the Fresno Asthmatic Children's Environment Study (FACES). Andrea Hricko focused on near-roadway air pollution, especially around "freight transport" magnets, such as ports, rail yards, warehouses, and truck-congested freeways. Finally, Dr. George Thurston provided a review of the 2012 Global Burden of Disease Report, particularly focusing on how indoor combined with outdoor particulate matter adds to a large global impact on health, comparable in concern to other major health risks (poor diet, smoking, etc.).