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Learn how air quality affects your health during Air Quality Awareness Week, Monday, May 2 - Friday, May 6, 2016. The Air Quality Flag Program is an excellent example of this year's theme: Show How You Care About the Air.

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Show How You Care about the Air - take action each day to reduce your contribution to air pollution. Here are a few suggestions: • Limit driving and idling; car pool, combine errands, use public transportation, bike, or walk. • Turn out lights when you’re not using them. • Set your thermostat a little higher when the weather gets warm. • Refuel your vehicle early morning or after dusk. • Avoid the drive-thru and go inside to order your food.

Join EPA and the Centers for Disease Control on May 5 for a Twitterchat with health experts and scientists from EPA and CDC at 1pm eastern #AirQualityChat Learn more about the EPA experts here .