Part of Air quality

Air Quality Health Index

Learn about the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) and how you can use it to determine your level of health risk.

Introduction

The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) helps you understand what the air quality around you means to your health. The AQHI is a tool that relates the air quality outside to your health, using a scale from 1 to 10. The lower the number, the lower the risk.

Find out about the AQHI.

In focus

Air quality data provided on Alberta’s AQHI map is collected at air monitoring stations across the province.
Learn about the impact of air pollutants on human health and what you can do to reduce your exposure.
The national Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is calculated based on data collected in major cities across Canada.
Applications, videos and other education and media resources related to the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI).