Abstract

The Composite Urban Respiratory Health Index (CURHI) is a flexible tool for presentation of data related to respiratory health. This facilitates visual presentation and provides statistical insight into respiratory health profile of a particular geographical unit. Ambient air pollution in the urban environment is a major health issue. This is more acute in the developing country like India. Combined with other socio-economic and health related parameters, there appears a composite picture of vulnerability across different geographic units. Lucknow being one of the worst affected cities by air pollution, grapples with the same sort of issue due to its varied health related indicators’ performance. This study attempts to present a combined respiratory health related picture across all the wards of Lucknow Municipal Corporation. This sheds light upon the intra-urban variability of data on international standards. This would be helpful in understanding the gaps in respiratory health profile in an urban area and provide critical insight in urban planning in sustainable ways.

Keywords: CURHI, Health Indicators, Ambient Air Pollution