About Us
Empowering Australians to protect their health from day-to-day fluctuations and extreme events from airborne hazards.
About Us
Empowering Australians to protect their health from day-to-day fluctuations and extreme events from airborne hazards.
AirHealth is Australia’s leading air quality and health information service founded by Australian scientists, at the forefront of pollen, air quality and health research. AirHealth brings together the teams behind Melbourne Pollen and AirRater to create a unified, holistic service for individuals, government and industry.
Using comprehensive live data streams, and cutting-edge science and technology, we offer user-friendly, interactive smart phone apps and a growing range of information services for industry and governments. In partnership with leading air quality scientists, research institutions and government agencies, AirHealth provides Australians with timely and accurate information about changes in air quality that can affect their health.
Our Team
AirHealth was founded by a team of scientists from the University of Tasmania and the University of Melbourne. After operating the AirRater and Melbourne Pollen apps separately for several years, the founders came together to forge a common purpose and vision: to support healthier, longer lives through accessible, science-backed air quality and health information.
With expertise spanning air quality modeling, pollen forecasting, fire ecology, data science, epidemiology, education, clinical medicine and public health, the AirHealth team is uniquely placed to curate and communicate the best available air quality information to support health.
Chief Science Officer
Chief Knowledge Officer
Chief Knowledge Officer
Founder
Founder
Founder
Our Purpose
Everyone needs to know about their air.
Each day, we take over 10,000 breaths. The quality of that air has profound impacts on our health.
Our purpose is to provide world leading air health information for living well.
From heart disease to diabetes, lung conditions and poorer birth outcomes, air quality can affect us over our whole life course.
With better information, we can take the action we need to protect our health, and live longer, healthier lives.
Founded by scientists with a passion for improving the health of the community, AirHealth exists to fulfill this core purpose: to support longer, healthier lives through accessible, high quality air information, combined with evidence-based strategies to protect health.
Our Vision
Our vision is for a healthier community where everyone has the knowledge and tools that they need to manage their air and live well.
Every year, 7 million people die from air pollution, and billions suffer from the effects of poor air quality.
Our vision is for a world where this suffering is reduced through accessible, accurate and timely air health information. By using our apps and resources, individuals are equipped to make empowered choices to live better lives, and governments have access to world-class information systems to help them protect their communities.
Our Mission
Our mission is to empower individuals, governments and industry to reduce the impacts of poor air quality on human health
AirHealth helps individuals and governments make choices that result in better health, and longer lives, by understanding the air around them.
We do this by providing intuitive, accessible air quality apps, information systems and educational resources, that pair robust air quality data with evidence-based health information.
We collaborate with leading scientists, policy makers and industry to create the solutions that we need.
We take a rigorous approach to air quality science that ensures decisions are based on the best possible data and models.
We advocate for improved air quality policy and practice to support better human and planetary health.
Our Values
We make scientific rigour and quality our highest priority.
We make our data sources and methods transparent.
We believe everyone should have equitable access to information about their air.
We’re collaborative and work across disciplines and sectors.
We’re courageous in our advocacy and work for better planetary and human health.
We bring passion, care and creativity to all that we do.
Our Directors
Bringing a wealth of expertise in air quality science, policy, and public health, our Directors are visionary leaders. Their combined strengths in research, policy development, and strategic planning drive AirHealth's mission. With practical insight and a dedication to excellence, they lead us toward a future where environmental health is paramount.
Chair and Non- Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Executive Director
Executive Director
