Wave 2 support for SPF Clean Air Champions - "Addressing the Challenge of the Indoor/Outdoor Continuum"

人们早就知道空气污染会损害健康和环境，最近的研究大大增加了关于空气污染如何发生和为什么发生的知识基础。然而，空气污染可以被认为是一个邪恶的问题，没有单一的解决方案可以实现所需的减排，以达到世界卫生组织设定的健康目标。清洁空气倡导者的作用是帮助推动有关空气污染对健康的不利影响和对更广泛环境的影响的新研究。目前我们知道，各种来源的空气污染会对人类、动物或植物的活细胞造成损害。然而，在现实环境中，了解24小时和更长时间内空气污染物和混合物的总暴露量在很大程度上是未知的。个人和更局部的污染监测领域新技术的出现，加上损害和疾病恶化标记的改进，将大大加强为造福社会而实行排放控制和缓解战略所需的信息。可以维持或破坏的技术在净化我们周围的空气方面也发挥着关键作用。建立与气候条件、城市环境和室内有关的不利空气污染结果的预测模型的能力是该空气污染解决方案计划的重要组成部分，但任何此类模型都需要通过现实世界的观察进行验证。目前迫切需要打破物理、生物和健康科学家与研究界、工业界、地方和中央政府之间的传统障碍，将有关污染的新知识转化为有益于社会健康和财富的知识。为达致上述目标，“清洁空气冠军”的建议提出了一项策略和交付计划，以加强该领域的工作，并通过跨学科的工作创造更多的联合工作，从而为广大公众带来利益，并为工业创造新的机会，因为美国和其他国家越来越接近用更清洁的技术取代污染排放源。倡议者的另一项职责是促进公众对空气污染的不良影响的认识和了解，并提出未来的方法，让每个人都能在降低污染水平方面发挥自己的作用。“清新空气冠军”计划的目标是：1)确定目标，然后进行绘图工作，找出有待解决的问题和目标；2)利用一系列工具将关键研究人员和利益相关者团结在有远见的任务周围，使不同社区参与进来；3)发现和挑战障碍/障碍，并提出可行的跨学科解决方案；4)创造新的想法，导致新的干预措施进行测试；5)将这些想法转化为针对合适受众的实际活动；6)利用现有的最佳证据制定专业的公共沟通策略，并将其转化为积极的信息。我们认为早期职业研究人员在整个项目中扮演着特殊的角色，因为他们将成为确保设定新颖和雄心勃勃的目标并使项目可持续发展的领导者。在Wave1和Wave 2中为这些互动奠定了基础，并实现了研究成果和影响，我们将促进pi及其研究团队与利益相关者之间的互动，使研究成果转化为改善空气质量和改善公众健康。我们也会非常重视与不同持份者和广大市民的沟通。只有当人们看到新的行为是容易的、有益的、授权的和正常的，他们才会改变自己的行为。虽然这项工作将由南安普顿和伦敦ICL协调，但这项活动必须具有全国性，并有足够的雄心来推动变革，并在国内和国际上创造超越SPF的遗产。

Air pollution has long been known to damage health and the environment, with recent research adding considerably to the knowledge base on how this occurs and why. However, air pollution can be thought of as a wicked problem where no single solution will create the desired reductions necessary to meet targets based on health set by the WHO. The Clean Air Champion(s) roles are to help drive forward new research into air pollution in relation to adverse health and effects on the wider environment. At present we know that air pollution of all types, and from multiple sources, causes damage to living cells whether human, animals or plants. However, understanding the total exposure to air pollutants and mixtures across 24 hours and over much longer periods in real world settings is largely unknown. The advent of new technologies in the field for personal and more localised pollution monitoring coupled with improved markers of damage and worsening of diseases will greatly strengthen the information required to introduce control of emissions and mitigation strategies for the benefit of society. Technologies that can be sustaining or disruptive also have a key role in cleaning up the air around us. The ability to create predictive models of adverse air pollution outcomes in relation to climate conditions, urban settings and indoors is an important part of this Air Pollution Solutions programme, but any such model requires validation with real world observations. There is an urgent need to break down traditional barriers between physical, biological and health scientists on the one hand and the research community, industry and local and central government to translate new knowledge on pollution to benefit the health and wealth of society. To achieve these aims, this proposal for a Clean Air Champion(s) lays out a strategy and a delivery plan to strengthen the field and through interdisciplinary working create more joined up working that will translate into benefits to the public at large and create new opportunities for industry as this and other countries get closer to replacing pollution emitting sources by cleaner technologies. A further role for the Champion(s) is to promote greater public awareness and understanding of the adverse effect of air pollution and to offer ways forward where everyone can play their role in driving down pollution levels. The aims of the Clean Air Champion(s) will be: 1) Identify and then undertake a mapping exercise to discern the goals and problems to be solved; 2) Unify key researchers and stakeholders around visionary missions using a range of tools to engage the different communities; 3) Uncover and challenge barriers/obstacles and produce workable interdisciplinary solutions; 4) Create new ideas leading to new interventions to test; 5) Translate these ideas into practical activities targeted at the right audiences; 6) Develop a professional and public communications strategy using the best available evidence and convert these into positive messaging. We see a particular role for early career researchers throughout the whole programme since they will become the leaders who will ensure novel and ambitious goals are set and that the programme becomes sustainable. Having laid the ground for these interactions in Wave1, in Wave 2 with realisation of research outputs and impacts, we will catalyse the interactions between the PIs and their research teams with stakeholders, enabling translation of research to improve air quality and improve the health of the public. We will also place strong emphasis on communication to different stakeholders and the wider public. People will change their behaviour only if they see the new behaviour as easy, rewarding, empowering and normal. Although the work will be coordinated from Southampton, and ICL, London, the activity has to be national in character and sufficiently ambitious to drive change and create a legacy beyond the SPF both nationally and internationally.