New collaboration launches to track air quality's effects on mental health

KSL's Inside Sources

New collaboration launches to track air quality's effects on mental health

Clean

Published on Jul 31, 2026, 2:17:55 PM
Total time: 00:07:58

Episode Description

Tracking, understanding, and cleaning up Utah's air -- those are some of the goals of a new collaboration between state leaders and health experts. It's being called the Collaborative for Clean Air and aims to study the relationship between poor air quality and mental health. With more details on the collaboration and how everyone can work to improve the air, the hosts are joined by Dr. Daniel Mendoza, a research associate professor at the University of Utah and Dr. Marie Heffernan, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University.

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