Barrington, DJ orcid.org/0000-0002-1486-9247 (2016) Inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene in the South Pacific: how might it be impacting children? Reviews on Environmental Health, 31 (1). pp. 159-162. ISSN 0048-7554
Abstract
It is detrimental to anyone’s health to live with conditions of inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH). Research suggests that the impact is greatest on children, and that poor WaSH conditions during the formative years can lead to decreased physical, mental and social well-being throughout one’s life. Little research has investigated how such poor WaSH conditions are negatively impacting children in the South Pacific region, and hence contributing to disease and social burden. To increase children’s opportunities to develop physically and intellectually in a healthy and sustained manner, it is important that practitioners take a holistic approach to improving WaSH by acknowledging it as a core component of environmental health.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 by De Gruyter. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | enteropathy; Fiji; stunting; WaSH |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2018 11:36 |
Last Modified: | 22 Feb 2018 11:36 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | De Gruyter |
Identification Number: | 10.1515/reveh-2015-0034 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:123729 |