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@article{Varaden:2025:10.3390/ijerph22020249,
author = {Varaden, D and Barratt, B and Dallman, MJ and Skillern, A and Elmi, MS and Green, DC and Tremper, AH and Hedges, M and Hicks, W and Priestman, M and Barron, LP and Fitzgerald, SP and Walder, HM and Wright, SL and Mudway, IS and Fisher, MC and Hemmings, SJ and Poortinga, W and Tirotto, F and Beevers, S and Walton, H and Vu, T and Katsouyanni, K and Evangelopoulos, D and Young, G and Wood, D and Griffiths, C and Kelly, FJ},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph22020249},
journal = {Int J Environ Res Public Health},
title = {West London Healthy Home and Environment (WellHome) Study: Protocol for a Community-Based Study Investigating Exposures Across the Indoor-Outdoor Air Pollution Continuum in Urban Communities.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22020249},
volume = {22},
year = {2025}
}
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TY - JOUR
AB - The relationship between indoor air quality and public health remains under-researched. WellHome is a transdisciplinary community-based study that will engage with residents to co-design feasible and acceptable research to quantify air pollution exposure in 100 homes in West London and examine its potential to exacerbate asthma symptoms in children. Sampling strategies such as using air quality monitors and passive samplers placed in kitchens, children's bedrooms, and living rooms, will be developed in collaboration with local ambassadors and participating households to measure multiple physical, chemical, microplastic, and biological contaminants. This will provide a comprehensive understanding of indoor air quality across the city's socio-economic gradient. Other data collected will include housing types and tenure, ventilation practices, occupant behaviours, time-activity, and airway symptoms. Epidemiological analysis will examine air pollution exposure impacts on children's respiratory health. The particulate mixture's relative hazard will be evaluated in toxicity studies based on source profiles and activity patterns of participants, focusing on asthma exacerbation related pathways. The study's findings will be communicated to participants through co-designed reports and inform evidence-based recommendations for reducing indoor air pollution in London and urban areas worldwide. By raising awareness and providing actionable insights, WellHome seeks to contribute to global efforts to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable communities.
AU - Varaden,D
AU - Barratt,B
AU - Dallman,MJ
AU - Skillern,A
AU - Elmi,MS
AU - Green,DC
AU - Tremper,AH
AU - Hedges,M
AU - Hicks,W
AU - Priestman,M
AU - Barron,LP
AU - Fitzgerald,SP
AU - Walder,HM
AU - Wright,SL
AU - Mudway,IS
AU - Fisher,MC
AU - Hemmings,SJ
AU - Poortinga,W
AU - Tirotto,F
AU - Beevers,S
AU - Walton,H
AU - Vu,T
AU - Katsouyanni,K
AU - Evangelopoulos,D
AU - Young,G
AU - Wood,D
AU - Griffiths,C
AU - Kelly,FJ
DO - 10.3390/ijerph22020249
PY - 2025///
TI - West London Healthy Home and Environment (WellHome) Study: Protocol for a Community-Based Study Investigating Exposures Across the Indoor-Outdoor Air Pollution Continuum in Urban Communities.
T2 - Int J Environ Res Public Health
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22020249
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40003475
VL - 22
ER -