Global Issues in Water, Sanitation, and Health : Workshop Summary

by Choffnes, Eileen R.; Mack, Alison

• ISBN13: 9780309138727
• ISBN10: 0309138728
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-30
• Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

Summary

Includes DVD, "Running dry" by the Chronicles Group.

Table of Contents

Workshop Overview	p. 1
Global Problems, Local Solution	p. 50
Overview	p. 50
Improving Water, Sanitation, and Health at the Grassroots	p. 52
The Spectrum of Water-Related Diseases Transmission Processes	p. 60
Safer Water, Cleaner Hands, and Safer Foods: Disease Prevention Strategies That Start with Clean Water at the Point of Use	p. 73
References	p. 90
Lessons from Waterborne Disease Outbreaks	p. 96
Overview	p. 96
The Cholera Epidemic in Peru and Latin America in 1991: The Role of Water in the Origin and Spread of the Epidemic	p. 97
Lessons from the Massive Waterborne Outbreak of Cryptosporidium Infections, Milwaukee, 1993	p. 108
Prevention Is Painfully Easy in Hindsight: Fatal E. coli O157:H7 and Campylobacter Outbreak in Walkterton, Canada, 2000	p. 127
References	p. 148
Vulnerable Infrastructure and Waterborne Disease Risk	p. 153
Overview	p. 153
The Changing Epidemiology of Waterborne Disease Outbreaks in the United States: Implications for System Infrastructure and Future Planning	p. 156
Health, Climate Change, and Water Quality	p. 169
Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Waterborne Disease	p. 178
References	p. 190
Addressing Risk for Waterborne Disease	p. 200
Overview	p. 200
Measures of Water Quality Impacting Disinfection	p. 205
Civil Infrastructure for Water, Sanitation, and Improved Health: Existing Technology, Barriers, and Need for Innovation	p. 214
Improving Urban Water and Sanitation Services: Health, Access, and Boundaries	p. 235
Medical Research and Social Entrepreneurship Communities: Increasing the Dialogue May Lead to New Insights for Public Health	p. 259
References	p. 269
Appendixes	p. 277
Agenda	p. 277
Acronyms	p. 281
Glossary	p. 283
Forum Member Biographies	p. 285
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