Air pollution: Cars should be banned near schools says public health chief
Getty ImagesPaul Cosford, the medical director of Public Health England, toldThe comments came as PHE published a series of recommendations on how the government can improve air quality.
It describes air pollution as the biggest environmental threat to health in the UK and says there is strong evidence that air pollution causes the development of coronary heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease and lung cancer, and exacerbates asthma.
Prof Cosford said:"Transport and urban planners will need to work together with others involved in air pollution to ensure that new initiatives have a positive impact.
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