What is the difference between health and wellbeing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are many definitions of wellbeing, but all have a common theme of feeling good and functioning well. The Wellbeing Institute<\/a> at Cambridge University defines wellbeing as \u201cpositive and sustainable characteristics which enable individuals and organisations to thrive and flourish\u201d. It\u2019s a subjective measure of how comfortable we are in our present situation and with our life in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The broad definition of health includes wellbeing, but in this context refers to diseases and conditions that make us physically unwell, such as infections, allergies, tiredness, headaches, and respiratory, skin or vision problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Air quality is determined by the environmental conditions and the amount of particles and polluting gases that it contains. These have a variety of origins. Indoor environments in industrialised countries commonly have a large number of sources of air pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Common sources of contaminants in indoor air include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The indoor climate is related to the temperature, relative humidity and airflow. These in turn are affected by the indoor sources of heat and cooling, the outdoor environmental conditions, the amount of sunlight and the design of the building as well as the HVAC system (heating, ventilation and air conditioning).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Poor air quality can cause a wide range of negative effects on the people in a building, including medical symptoms, a reduced feeling of wellbeing and drop in performance within a work or learning environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The resulting effect of any pollutant depends on multiple factors, including concentration of the pollutant, duration of exposure, age, gender, sensitivity and the general health of the people exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The impacts of some of the typical indoor pollutants are given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n These pollutants can be kept to a minimum, first by following good practices in building design and maintenance in order to control the quantity emitted by building materials. The majority of buildings, however, were built before the modern standards were developed so they are still potential sources of the air pollutants described earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n There are also portable devices that can be placed in rooms to clean the circulating air and remove pollutants. All of our VIRUSKILLER™ Air Purifiers<\/a><\/strong> kill 99.9999% of viruses in a single air pass, including Coronavirus*. Installing these units can help to improve your air quality and stop the airborne transmission of infectious illnesses, making indoor spaces safer for customers, visitors, patients and colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n *When independently tested against Coronavirus DF2 (a surrogate for Coronavirus), Adenovirus, Influenza and Polio, the unit was found to kill 99.9999% of viruses on a single air pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Initial\u2019s latest air freshener, designed specifically for commercial washrooms, Initial Essence<\/a>, eliminates odours by ensuring continuous and consistent air fragrancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat causes poor indoor air quality?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The impact of poor air quality on health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How to improve air quality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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