Loud, modified mufflers are more than “just noise.” They wake infants, overwhelm kids with sensory sensitivities, and trigger veterans with PTSD.
Our new video primer explains the health impacts — and how communities are pushing back.
Watch at link in our bio, comment, like, and share!
#noisepollution #quietcommunities #righttoquiet
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Ready to become a Quiet Restaurants Ambassador? Here's how:
1. Download or request a Quiet Hours brochure
2. Pick a restaurant you love (or wish was quieter)
3. Hand the brochure to a manager and share why quieter dining matters
4. Tell us about it at [email protected]
Restaurants that address noise open their doors to a whole population of diners who've been staying home. You could help bring quieter dining to your neighborhood.
#QuietRestaurants #NoisePollution #RestaurantNoise #PublicHealth #HearingHealth
Collaboration in action! Our latest QC Close-Up explored how a Colorado community partnered with its local airport to reduce noise.
🔗 Missed it? Watch the recording at https://ow.ly/4K9b50Z0Ve8 or the link in our bio.
#QuietCommunities #NoisePollution #PublicHealth
✈️ Member’s only QC event | May 21 @ 4PM EST
Join us May 21 at 4 p.m. ET, QC members are invited to join Founder Jamie Banks for a special members-only event: “A New Noise Paradigm.”
Jamie will share her latest thinking on noise, and her vision for QC in the the year ahead. These candid, in-depth conversations are one of the benefits of QC membership.
🔗 Not a member yet? Secure your spot at https://ow.ly/tYr650Z0joW or the link in our bio.
#NoisePollution #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #HearingHealth
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📰 Missed our March/April newsletter? Read it here!
Catch up on all of the work #QuietCommunities has been doing behind the scenes to make neighborhoods like yours quieter and healthier. Pick up a #QuietHours brochure, learn more about our new Pickleball Noise Task Force, and mark your calendars for our May 21st members' only event with QC Founder Jamie Banks!
🔗 Read more at https://ow.ly/PUrV50YZJJA or the link in our bio!
🌐 Don't want to miss out on our May 21st exclusive event? Become a member today! https://ow.ly/IHJh50YZJJy
#NoisePollution #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalJustice
🐦⬛ Earlier this month, QC supporters joined author and birding expert Heather Wolf for a morning birdwalk in Brooklyn. Participants explored local habitats, learned to identify species by sound, and experienced firsthand the kind of natural quiet our work aims to protect.
Moments like these are what donor support makes possible. Our community doesn’t just advocate for change from behind a screen. We gather, we listen, and we connect with the natural world we’re working to preserve.
Want to be part of future events like this? Join us by donating today! Just click the link below or find it in our bio.
🔗 https://ow.ly/j0EP50YZ7bQ
#QuietCommunities #PublicHealth #Ecology #EnvironmentalJustice
Our national survey found that noise is a top reason diners cut visits short or avoid coming back.
That's why we created the Quiet Hours program, and we need your help spreading the word. Over the next few weeks, we're inviting you to become a Quiet Restaurants Ambassador by sharing our brochure with a restaurant in your neighborhood.
Download a brochure from our website and let your local restaurants know that quieter dining is good for business.
🔗 Visit the link in our bio to get started!
#QuietCommunities #QuietHours #NoisePollution #PublicHealth #HearingHealth
Today is #InternationalNoiseAwarenessDay.
At 11 a.m. local time, communities around the world are observing one minute of silence.
Noise pollution is linked to heart disease, hearing loss, sleep disruption, and cognitive impairment in children. It affects wildlife, ecosystems, and the quality of life in every neighborhood across the country.
At Quiet Communities, we believe that everyone deserves access to a quieter, healthier environment. Today, we ask you to pause, listen, and consider what a quieter world could look and sound like.
Join our movement and become a member today.
🔗 https://ow.ly/zkf250YRhLy
#INAD #NoisePollution #PublicHealth
🎥 Missed the Denver University coordinated conference on April 9? The recording is now available on our YouTube channel!
Hosted by and Quiet Communities, researchers, legal experts, and policymakers spent three hours addressing noise as a serious public health and environmental hazard.
The takeaway? Noise protections are essential for public health, and they shouldn't be rolled back for the sake of commercial interests. 🔗 Watch here: https://ow.ly/u5uL50YRfyg
#QuietCommunities #PublicHealth
Wednesday is International Noise Awareness Day, and we're marking it by celebrating what we gain when we reduce harmful noise: the chance to hear what matters.
Studies show that natural sounds like birdsong, flowing water, and wind through trees can lower stress, reduce blood pressure, and improve cognitive performance.
Join friends around the world for one minute of silence at 11 a.m. your local time.
🌐 Learn more about our work: quietcommunities.org
#INAD #QuietCommunities #NoisePollution #PublicHealth
Today, in celebration of National Deaf History Month, Disney+ premieres Songs in Sign Language, featuring three animated musical sequences from recent Walt Disney Animation Studios films, reimagined and animated in ASL.
Sound isn't the only way to experience music. At Quiet Communities, we advocate for hearing health because noise-induced hearing loss is preventable. Creative accessibility like this shows what inclusion looks like when we pay attention to how different people experience the world. 🔗 To learn more, visit https://ow.ly/8jaT50YQFtW or the link in our bio!
📸: Image via USA TODAY (Julia Gomez, 2026)
#HearingHealth #QuietCommunities #PublicHealth #Accessibility #ASL #NationalDeafHistoryMonth
Trees don't just clean our air. They quiet our world.
This Arbor Day, plant something that matters. A single row of dense trees can noticeably reduce traffic noise, bringing much-needed calm to neighborhoods.
Quieter communities start with what we choose to grow.
🌱 Join us at quietcommunities.org/membership or the link in our bio!
#ArborDay #NoisePollution #QuietCommunities #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth
