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Kittitas County distributes hundreds of air purifiers, expands outreach to seniors and upper county during wildfire season
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Public health staff described a multi-year indoor air quality program that has distributed hundreds of air purifiers and DIY box-fan filters to vulnerable residents; partnerships with state and local organizations aided distribution this year.
Kittitas County Public Health staff detailed a multi-year indoor air quality outreach effort Sept. 18 that has distributed air purifiers, DIY box-fan filtration units and PurpleAir monitors to residents, with a focus on older adults and upper-county communities during wildfire smoke events. Rebecca Moon, health promotion specialist, said the county began formal attention to air-quality concerns after the 2012 community health assessment and has partnered with the Washington State Department of Health and local organizations on pilot…
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