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

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Timothy K. Thomas, Jake Bell, Dana Bruden, Millie Hawley, Michael Brubaker
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013
• Subjects: infectious diseases; water; water access; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Barrier Island; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21233; https://doaj.org/article/099f797a323a4a0482470df7531f60d7

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 publ...