Outreach Letter – Local Weather/Health Reporter

Dear [NAME]:

Because your work touches so many in our community, we wanted to make you aware of a valuable tool available to people concerned about air quality. EnviroFlash is a freee-mail alert system that delivers important air quality information straight to your inbox.

Air quality affects everyone, but it’s especially important for people with respiratory illnesses like asthma or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), those with heart conditions, older adults and families with young children.EnviroFlash not only gives subscribers daily information about air quality in their communities, but it also lets them know how to change their outdoor activities to protect their health.

EnviroFlash messages are based on the Air Quality Index (AQI), the color-coded tool for communicating daily air quality.It’s easy to sign up.Just go to fill in your e-mail address and ZIP code, and select the type of message you want to receive.

As a media personality, you have a unique opportunity to be an advocate for public health.We hope you will let the community know about this important tool and encourage your [readers/viewers] to sign up.

If you have questions about EnviroFlash, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Thank you for helping educate our community on the importance of staying informed about air quality.

Sincerely,

NAME

Outreach Letter – Local Health/Advocacy Organization

Dear [NAME]:

Because of your role as an advocate for public health, we wanted to make you aware of a valuable tool available to individuals concerned about air quality.

EnviroFlash ( is an e-mail alert system that delivers air quality information straight to your inbox. Once subscribers sign up and fill in their e-mail address and ZIP code, they can select the type of message they want to receive.They can receive daily alerts about the local Air Quality Index (AQI) for example, or alerts only when the air quality is expected to be unhealthy.

Air quality affects everyone, but it’s especially important for people with respiratory illnesses like asthma or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), those with heart conditions, older adults and families with young children. EnviroFlash not only gives subscribers daily information about air quality in their communities, but it also lets them know how to change their outdoor activities to protect their health.

Because citizens in our community turn to you for health information and recommendations, we knew you would be interested in EnviroFlash. We hope you will let advocates for your organization and the broader community know about this free, important tool and its ease of use.Please join us in encouraging them to sign up for EnviroFlash.

If you havequestions about how to spread the word about EnviroFlash, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Thank you for helping educate our community about the importance of staying informed about air quality.

Sincerely,

NAME