Explore Air Quality Resources

Cleaner air starts with you. Below you’ll find tips and tools to help you shift your daily habits, learn about air quality and raise awareness among your friends and family.

Video Presentations
- Guest Presentation: Russ Hadan, Douglas County Health Department
  
  In this video, dive into what exactly air quality is and how we can all work to reduce air pollution in the metro area.
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- Guest Presentation: Dan May, City of Omaha
  
  Learn more about the harmful effects of ground-level ozone, why this is a concern for our air quality and what you can do to help.
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Educational Materials
- Activity Guide
  
  A great resource for teachers and parents alike, this activity guide is filled with fun puzzles, Mad Libs, word searches and more!
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- Metro Transit Activity Kit
  
  Kids can make their own bus pass, design a bus, try their hands at trip planning in Omaha, help buses through a maze and find words in a word search.
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Websites
- Douglas County Health Department — Air Quality Monitoring
  
  Did you know there are nine air quality monitoring sites throughout Douglas County? These monitors capture data on ground-level ozone and other air pollutants. Consider this your one-stop shop for air quality information in the local area.
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- AirNow.gov
  
  From the Omaha metro to beyond, AirNow.gov is home to up-to-the-minute air quality information at the state, national, and world views.
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- EPA: Why is Coco Orange?
  
  The picture book “Why is Coco Orange” introduces the Air Quality Index (AQI) colors to young students, teaches them what the different colors mean, helps them recognize health symptoms and tells them what actions to take when air quality is bad. For kids K-2.
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- EPA: Clean Air Game
  
  Buster Butterfly shows children in this interactive game that when the air is clean, it’s good to play outside; when the air quality is poor, you should stay inside to play. For kids ages 5-6.
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- EPA: Clean Air Game Show
  
  Play the “Are you breathing clean air?” game show! For kids ages 7-10.
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- EPA: Smog City 2
  
  Play “Smog City 2” – an interactive air pollution simulator. For kids 11 and up.
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- Ethanol in the Classroom
  
  From the Nebraska Ethanol Board, a microsite where students choose a vehicle to navigate an interactive roadmap for their online journey to learn about ethanol, earning badges along the way.
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- Mid-American Energy’s e-Smart Kids Microsite
  
  Featuring games and activities for kids of all ages, teaching them about electricity and how to use it safely and wisely.
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