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Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage. [1] Preventing human contact with feces is part of sanitation, as is hand washing with soap. Sanitation systems aim to protect human health by providing a clean environment that will stop the transmission of ...
Sustainable sanitation is a sanitation system designed to meet certain criteria and to work well over the long-term. Sustainable sanitation systems consider the entire "sanitation value chain", from the experience of the user, excreta and wastewater collection methods, transportation or conveyance of waste, treatment, and reuse or disposal. [2]
Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health. In order to effectively control factors that may affect health, the requirements that must be met in order to create a healthy environment must be determined. [1]
Sustainable Sanitation Alliance. The Sustainable Sanitation Alliance ( SuSanA) is a loose network of organizations who are "working along the same lines towards achieving sustainable sanitation ". [1] It began its work in 2007, one year before the United Nations International Year of Sanitation in 2008.
WASH (or Watsan, WaSH) is an acronym that stands for " water, sanitation and hygiene ". It is used widely by non-governmental organizations and aid agencies in developing countries. The purposes of providing access to WASH services include achieving public health gains, improving human dignity in the case of sanitation, implementing the human ...
WSUP addresses the challenges of water and sanitation access in impoverished urban areas of developing countries by partnering with local service providers, utilities, municipalities, and the private sector. WSUP works to expand and improve these services, constructing vital infrastructure and securing funding for underserved communities.
The Center for Environmental Health ( CEH) is an American non-profit organization ( 501 (c) (3)) organization working to protect children and families from harmful chemicals in air, food, water and in everyday products. Its vision and mission are " (A) world where everyone lives, works, learns and plays in a healthy environment; we protect ...
Environmental risk transition is the process by which traditional communities with associated environmental health issues become more economically developed and experience new health issues. [1] [2] In traditional or economically undeveloped regions, humans often suffer and die from infectious diseases or of malnutrition due to poor food, water ...