WASH Flashcards
What are some considerations for safe water?
access, quantity, quality, source, treatment, distribution
What does WASH stand for?
Water and Sanitation for Health
What is the major factor that influences hygiene? What does hygiene encompass?
Set of behaviors, hand hygiene, food hygiene, menstrual hygiene
Types of Improved Sources
PIPED WATER INTO dwelling or yard • PUBLIC TAP •BOREHOLE TUBEWELL OR • PROTECTED DUG WELL • PROTECTED SPRING • RAINWATER
Unimproved sources
UNPROTECTED SPRING • WELL UNPROTECTED DUG • TANK/DRUM CART WITH SMALL • TANKER TRUCK • SURFACE WATER • BOTTLED WATER
Sources of water
spring, well, bottle
Sources of sanitation
latrines, pipes,
Which parts of the world have improper sanitation?
Africa, South asia, In roughly 47 countries, areas or territories, less than half of the population uses improved sanitation
Where are the areas with greatest disparities of hygiene
Asia, particularly south and southeast
Who is disproportionately affected by WASH?
Women and girls
In many parts of the world, women and girls are forced towait until nightfall to defecate.
• Greater risk of assault
In some countries, >50% of girls drop out of school because there are no toilets
Lack of WASH facilities causes many girls to stay home during menstruation, missing up to 20% of school days or drop out
Menstrual hygiene management is also a problem for working women without WASH access
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children
The burden of collecting water often falls on women and
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(UNICEF)
What factors undermine WASH interventions?
improved but not used, used but not cleaned, not used by all
What are the Fs, how does the F diagram work?
primary- feces secondary- fingers, flies, fluids, fields/floors, tertiary- food
What are the WASH pathogens
bacteria, viruses, parasites, such as giardia, e. coli. cause anemia, diarrhea, stunting
Emerging WASH issues in the US
Growing water scarcity, inorganic contamination of water supply
