The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SC-AQMD) has recently produced a fantastic YouTube video, "Do One Thing" The 9:45 minute video takes a look at the air quality in the LA basin, associated health effects, and what one person can do to make a difference. The video helps remind us of simple things we can do in our daily lives to make a difference in our environment and the air we breathe: things such as riding our bikes on short trips close to home, riding mass transit, and even walking to school with our kids one day a week. The video also highlights personal stories of how people's health and that of loved ones has been affected by the pollution in the Southern California region. Watch and be inspired to make a difference and "Do One Thing" (or maybe more)! (Note: We are not biased even though this video features two of our researchers:  Ed Avol and Rob McConnell).

For related information on the health effects of traffic related pollution, click through to see this infographic.