Washeteria closures, infectious disease and community health in rural Alaska: a review of clinical data in Kivalina, Alaska

• Other Authors: Thomas, Timothy K., Bell, Jake, Bruden, Dana, Hawley, Millie, Brubaker, Michael
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Supplement 1; 2013; infectious diseases; water; water access; Barrier Island; Circumpolar Health; Alaska
• Online Access: http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21086/

Background Kivalina is a northwest Alaska barrier island village of 400 people vulnerable to storm surges exacerbated recently by delayed winter sea and shore ice formation. The village has no in-home piped water or sewage; the “washeteria� is the only structure providing public showers, laundry...