Patients, staff and members of the surrounding community in the 3 Denver health clinics will soon have more access to local air quality information in real time of the Air My Air program in the city of Denver. The Community Health Fund Permanent Kaiser at the Denver Foundation finances expansion.
The Denver Department of Public Health & Environment, Mayor Mike Johnston, Kaiser Permanent and the community partners unveiled Love My My Air The new air quality surveillance and educational kiosks in April 2025.
The new stations will be installed at Tepeyac Community Health Center, in the city center of health and medical offices in Kaiser Permanent East Denver by Alameda Avenue and Havana Street.
“Monitoring air quality in real time helps us to better understand the local environmental impacts and allows communities to make informed decisions on their health,” said Mayor Johnston. “Thanks to Kaiser Permanent, at the Tepeyac Community Health Center and the downtown health to associate with us to provide air quality education directly in spaces where people are looking for care and support.”
I love my air uses advanced air quality monitors to collect hyperlocal pollution data. Since its start in 2018, the program has used interactive educational kiosks in schools and I love my air application To provide air quality information in Denver districts.
The mobile application allows anyone to access the data and the Love My Air dashboard. The dashboard has guides and simple definitions in English and Spanish to help people plan outdoor activities and minimize their exposure to potentially harmful pollutants.
“Poor air quality has significant negative impacts on health, and access to quality quality information in real time will change the game for communities that have long undergone the worst effects of air pollution in Denver,” said Mike Ramseier, regional president of Kaiser Permanent in Colorado. “I love my air work aligns perfectly with Kaiser’s mission to provide high quality affordable care and improve the health of the communities we serve.”
The impact of health pollution
Expansion in health clinics has been a next natural step for Love My Air.
“There have been research that shows that people are more likely to act on Air quality advice If they receive it from a health professional, “said Nancy Fitzgerald, program specialist with Love My Air.” So it is a factual approach. “”
Air pollution is responsible for Tens of thousands of deaths a year in the United States It decreases pulmonary function, causes heart attacks, asthma attacks and bronchitis, and aggravates other health problems. Children are particularly sensitive to long -term effects of air pollution – physically and development.
Increased access to local information makes a difference, said Chris Fellenz, MD, family medicine and Director of Safety Net partnerships with Kaiser Permanent in Colorado.
“I am asthmatic. The days when I work, if there is a poor air quality of a forest or ozone fire, I will not walk,” he said. “If patients have access to this information, they can make informed decisions that will really preserve their health.”
Discover Love My Air’s air quality dashboard.