{"id":160,"date":"2017-10-13T17:51:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T21:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/open.alberta.ca\/blog\/?page_id=160"},"modified":"2017-10-13T17:51:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T21:51:53","slug":"aqhi-canada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/open.alberta.ca\/blog\/?page_id=160","title":{"rendered":"AQHI Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row wrapper nopadding no-nav\">\n<div class=\"primary col-md-9\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 nopadding\">\n<div class=\"link-icons\">\n<div class=\"container block\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"region region-content\">\n<div id=\"block-system-main\" class=\"block block-system\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-apps-full-description field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p>Stay informed on outdoor air quality conditions, plan your outdoor activities, and manage exposure to outdoor air pollution. The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) Canada app informs users of the level of health risk associated with local outdoor air quality. The app provides hourly AQHI readings and daily forecasts for all AQHI communities across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The app includes the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>User defined push notifications based on the AQHI level and stations you choose.<\/li>\n<li>Map screen to view spatial distribution of AQHI over a region or the entire country.<\/li>\n<li>GPS capability to bring you to your nearest station from the map screen.<\/li>\n<li>Profile view for setting favourite communities.<\/li>\n<li>Tips for taking personal action to improve air quality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The AQHI is reported as a number from 1 to 10. The higher the AQHI number, the greater the health risk and need to take precautions. Health messaging provides advice for limiting exposure to air pollution and adjusting outdoor activity levels when air quality is poor.<\/p>\n<p>Privacy Policy:<\/p>\n<p>The AQHI Canada app does not collect, use or disclose any personal information. The app provides push notifications by using an anonymous device ID. The user is able to opt in or out of push notifications at any time. The app uses a device\u2019s Google maps and global positioning to provide a map view of local AQHI readings and display the user\u2019s nearest AQHI station.<\/p>\n<p>The app does not use any personal data, contacts, location, picture or media files. However, in order for the Android version of the app to have the ability to send push notifications to users, the Google Cloud Messaging service requires the user to accept the general \u201cget accounts\u201d permission statement. Therefore, although the Google Cloud Messaging (push notification) service requests permission to access data, contacts, location, picture or media files, the AQHI Canada app does not access or in any way use, collect or disclose this information.<\/p>\n<p><b>Download for \/ T\u00e9l\u00e9charger pour:<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ca.ab.gov.nationalaqhi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/app\/aqhi-canada\/id1020320494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone or iPad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>French Translation \/ En Fran\u00e7ais:<\/p>\n<p>Soyez inform\u00e9s de la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019air ext\u00e9rieur, planifiez vos activit\u00e9s en plein air et g\u00e9rez l\u2019exposition \u00e0 la pollution atmosph\u00e9rique. L\u2019application de la Cote air sant\u00e9 (CAS) Canada informe les utilisateurs du niveau de risque pour la sant\u00e9 associ\u00e9 \u00e0 la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019air ext\u00e9rieur \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle locale. L\u2019application fournit la valeur horaire de la CAS et des pr\u00e9visions quotidiennes pour toutes les collectivit\u00e9s o\u00f9 la CAS est mesur\u00e9e au Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Voici les fonctions de l\u2019application:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>notifications prioritaires d\u00e9finies par l\u2019utilisateur en fonction du niveau de la CAS et des stations que vous choisissez;<\/li>\n<li>\u00e9cran de carte pour voir la distribution spatiale de la CAS sur une r\u00e9gion ou sur l\u2019ensemble du pays;<\/li>\n<li>fonction GPS pour vous diriger vers votre station la plus proche \u00e0partir de l\u2019\u00e9cran de carte;<\/li>\n<li>profil utilisateur pour la cr\u00e9ation de collectivit\u00e9s favorites;<\/li>\n<li>conseils quant aux mesures personnelles \u00e0 prendre pour am\u00e9liorer la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019air.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Avec la CAS, le niveau de risque est pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 sous la forme d\u2019un chiffre de 1 \u00e0 10. Plus le chiffre est \u00e9lev\u00e9, plus le risque pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 par la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019air est grand et plus il faut prendre de pr\u00e9cautions. Des messages sur la sant\u00e9 offrent des conseils pour limiter l\u2019exposition \u00e0 la pollution atmosph\u00e9rique et modifier les niveaux d\u2019activit\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur lorsque la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019air est mauvaise.<\/p>\n<p>Politique de Confidentialit\u00e9:<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019application CAS Canada ne recueille pas, n\u2019utilise pas et ne divulgue pas de renseignements personnels. L\u2019application envoie des notifications pouss\u00e9es au moyen d\u2019un identifiant d\u2019appareil anonyme. L\u2019utilisateur peut choisir d\u2019activer ou de d\u00e9sactiver les notifications pouss\u00e9es \u00e0 tout moment. L\u2019application utilise les donn\u00e9es de Google Maps et le syst\u00e8me GPS de l\u2019appareil pour fournir une repr\u00e9sentation cartographique des valeurs locales de la CAS et pr\u00e9senter \u00e0 l\u2019utilisateur la station la plus pr\u00e8s.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019application n\u2019utilise pas les donn\u00e9es personnelles, les contacts, l\u2019emplacement, les photos ou les fichiers multim\u00e9dias de l\u2019utilisateur. Toutefois, pour que l\u2019application puisse envoyer des notifications pouss\u00e9es \u00e0 un appareil Android, le service Google Cloud Messaging exige que l\u2019utilisateur accepte la demande de permission g\u00e9n\u00e9rale \u00ab get accounts \u00bb. Par cons\u00e9quent, m\u00eame si le service Google Cloud Messaging (notifications pouss\u00e9es) demande la permission d\u2019acc\u00e9der aux donn\u00e9es, aux contacts, \u00e0 l\u2019emplacement, aux photos ou aux fichiers multim\u00e9dias de l\u2019utilisateur, l\u2019application CAS Canada n\u2019acc\u00e8de pas \u00e0 ces renseignements, et elle ne les recueille pas, ne les utilise pas et ne les divulgue pas de quelque mani\u00e8re que ce soit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stay informed on outdoor air quality conditions, plan your outdoor activities, and manage exposure to outdoor air pollution. The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) Canada app informs users of the level of health risk associated with local outdoor air quality. The app provides hourly AQHI readings and daily forecasts for all AQHI communities across Canada. 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