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Geere, Jo 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9071-2778, Hunter, Paul R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5608-6144 and Lankford, Bruce
(2023)
Water and Health.
In:
Routledge Handbook of Water and Development.
Taylor and Francis, pp. 311-320.
ISBN 9780367558765
Abstract
Globally inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) is a major contributor to disease burden and contributes to about 1.6 million deaths a year with children in sub-Saharan Africa being at particularly high risk. We describe and classify those diseases that may be associated with inadequate WaSH, waterborne diseases, diseases associated with inadequate water access, water-based diseases and water-related diseases. In addition, we mention diseases associated with engineered water systems. But many of the adverse health impacts of inadequate WaSH fall outside these categories of visible ill-health. Inadequate WaSH has been associated with a range of other adverse health outcomes such as personal injuries whilst having to collect water or problems with mental health. Health can be considered more than just the absence of disease; inadequate WaSH can have major indirect impacts on health through damaging educational achievements and livelihoods. Inadequate WaSH provision in health care is a major problem globally that negatively impacts on care. WaSH systems are complex, and we have developed a Multisystem model to illustrate this and then consider how interactions of different parts of this system could impact on health. We finish by introducing Water Safety Planning as a strategy to help improve health.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | Publisher Copyright: © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Sofie Hellberg, Fredrik Söderbaum, Ashok Swain, and Joakim öjendal. All rights reserved. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | agricultural and biological sciences(all),earth and planetary sciences(all),social sciences(all),sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1100 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2023 01:31 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2023 01:31 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/93843 |
| DOI: | 10.4324/9781003095545-34 |
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