This exercise was developed by Keith Johnson, KUMC Medical Student, and instructor at the KCK Saturday Science and Math Academy Clean fresh water is essential for many organism and dictates where organism live. It is a renewable resource as long as it is not polluted contaminated or overused. Water can serve as a cleansing agent or be a source vehicle for bacteria, protozoa and viruses that can make humans sick. Diarrhea remains in the second leading cause of death among children under five globally. Nearly one in five child deaths – about 1.5 million each year – is due to diarrhea. It kills more young children than AIDS, malaria and measles combined. At any given time, half of the world’s hospital beds are
occupied by patients suffering from diseases associated with lack of access to
safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene. The majority of the illness in the world is caused by fecal matter. Almost one-tenth of the global disease burden could be prevented by improving water supply, sanitation, hygiene and management of water resources. Such improvements reduce child mortality and improve health and nutritional status in a sustainable way.
It is estimated that improved sanitation facilities could reduce diarrhea-related deaths in young children by more than one-third. If hygiene promotion is added, such as teaching proper hand washing, deaths could be reduced by two thirds. It would also help accelerate economic and social development in countries where sanitation is a major cause of lost work and school days because of illness. Water can be treated with simple bacteria killing methods such as boiling, chemical disinfection and filtration. Water is often sold in stores in distilled form, as purified water and spring water. Discuss the following:What are the symptoms of diarrhea? How do you cure it?Information to use in your discussion:World Health Organization water related diseases: Diarrhea What are the differences in water that is labeled as distilled, purified and spring water? Information to use in your discussion: 1. Dying for a drink of clean water
Facts and Figures on Water Quality and HealthThe global health challenge: preventing water quality-related disease
The Health Opportunities: Implementing good practice
Source: World Health Organization (WHO); http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/en/
Exercise
Answer the following questions completely and thoroughly.
Use reliable sources (make sure you know what a reliable source is) and list your sources. Please look over the document over
plagiarism for a review of why it is important to cite sources. Construct a Powerpoint, iMovie or formal presentation to present your answers to the rest of the group. You will be using these materials to help build your e-portfolio so save a copy for yourself when you email it.
References:UN. 2007. International Year of Sanitation Global Launch UN Water. 2008. Gender, Water and Sanitation: A Policy Brief. UN Water. 2008. Tackling a Global Crisis: International Year of Sanitation 2008 Diarhhoea: Why children are still dying and what can be done. UNICEF, WHO 2009 This exercise was designed for Middle School studentsClean fresh water is essential for many organism and dictates where organism live. It is a renewable resource as long as it is not polluted, contaminated or overused. Water can serve as a cleansing agent, or it can be a source vehicle for bacteria, protozoa and viruses that can make humans sick. Diarrhea remains the second leading cause of death among children under five globally. Nearly one in five child deaths – about 1.5 million each year – is due to diarrhea. It kills more young children than AIDS, malaria and measles combined. At any given time, half of the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from diseases associated with lack of access to safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene. The majority of the illness in the world is caused by fecal matter. Almost one-tenth of the global disease burden could be prevented by improving water supply, sanitation, hygiene and management of water resources. Such improvements reduce child mortality and improve health and nutritional status in a sustainable way.
It is estimated that improved sanitation facilities could reduce diarrhea-related deaths in young children by more than one-third. If hygiene promotion is added, such as teaching proper hand washing, deaths could be reduced by two thirds. It would also help accelerate economic and social development in countries where sanitation is a major cause of lost work and school days because of illness. Water can be treated with simple bacteria killing methods such as boiling, chemical disinfection and filtration. Water is often sold in stores in distilled form, as purified water and spring water.
Facts and Figures on Water Quality and HealthThe global health challenge: preventing water quality-related disease
The Health Opportunities: Implementing good practice
Source: World Health Organization (WHO); http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/en/
Talk about diseases you can get from contaminated waterBreak into small groups and create a poster on the disease you have been given.
Answer the following questions.
What are the differences in water that is labeled as distilled, purified and spring water?
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Is all bottled water better than tap water? How might social economic status effect the chances of contracting this disease and how might it effect the course of treatment?
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What is the name of the disease you are talking about in your group?
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How can your prevent this disease?
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How do you treat this disease?
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What are the symptoms of the disease?
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References:UN. 2007. International Year of Sanitation Global Launch UN Water. 2008. Gender, Water and Sanitation: A Policy Brief. UN Water. 2008. Tackling a Global Crisis: International Year of Sanitation 2008 Diarhhoea: Why children are still dying and what can be done. UNICEF, WHO 2009 |
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