Frontiers in Public Health
Development and two-city validation of a Temperature-Sensitive Air Quality Health Index incorporating synergistic effects of air pollution and thermal stress
Background Ambient air pollution and non-optimal temperatures are two major environmental risk factors that interact to amplify health risks. Current Air Quality Health Indices (AQHI) are vital public health tools for warning against air pollution risk, but fail to account for the synergistic health effects of air pollution and non-optimal temperature. Objective This study aimed to develop and validate a generalizable methodological framework for a Temperature-Sensitive Air Quality Health Index (TS-AQHI) that captu …