Improving health in the Arctic region through safe and affordable access to household running water and sewer services: an Arctic Council initiative
Important health disparities have been documented among the peoples of the Arctic and subarctic, including those related to limited access to in-home improved drinking water and sanitation services. Although improving water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) has been a focus of the United Nations for de...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c5336960c3274e68a4c2b28de1b0a7ac 2023-05-15T14:30:43+02:00 Improving health in the Arctic region through safe and affordable access to household running water and sewer services: an Arctic Council initiative Thomas W. Hennessy Jonathan M. Bressler 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.31149 https://doaj.org/article/c5336960c3274e68a4c2b28de1b0a7ac EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/view/31149/pdf_77 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.3402/ijch.v75.31149 https://doaj.org/article/c5336960c3274e68a4c2b28de1b0a7ac International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 75, Iss 0, Pp 1-6 (2016) Arctic Council water sanitation infectious disease development Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.31149 2022-12-31T15:55:21Z Important health disparities have been documented among the peoples of the Arctic and subarctic, including those related to limited access to in-home improved drinking water and sanitation services. Although improving water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) has been a focus of the United Nations for decades, the Arctic region has received little attention in this regard. A growing body of evidence highlights inequalities across the region for the availability of in-home drinking WASH services and for health indicators associated with these services. In this review, we highlight relevant data and describe an initiative through the Arctic Council's Sustainable Development Working Group to characterize the extent of WASH services in Arctic nations, the related health indicators and climate-related vulnerabilities to WASH services. With this as a baseline, efforts to build collaborations across the Arctic will be undertaken to promote innovations that can extend the benefits of water and sanitation services to all residents. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Council Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Subarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 75 1 31149 |
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Important health disparities have been documented among the peoples of the Arctic and subarctic, including those related to limited access to in-home improved drinking water and sanitation services. Although improving water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) has been a focus of the United Nations for decades, the Arctic region has received little attention in this regard. A growing body of evidence highlights inequalities across the region for the availability of in-home drinking WASH services and for health indicators associated with these services. In this review, we highlight relevant data and describe an initiative through the Arctic Council's Sustainable Development Working Group to characterize the extent of WASH services in Arctic nations, the related health indicators and climate-related vulnerabilities to WASH services. With this as a baseline, efforts to build collaborations across the Arctic will be undertaken to promote innovations that can extend the benefits of water and sanitation services to all residents. |
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Improving health in the Arctic region through safe and affordable access to household running water and sewer services: an Arctic Council initiative |
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Improving health in the Arctic region through safe and affordable access to household running water and sewer services: an Arctic Council initiative |
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Improving health in the Arctic region through safe and affordable access to household running water and sewer services: an Arctic Council initiative |
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Improving health in the Arctic region through safe and affordable access to household running water and sewer services: an Arctic Council initiative |
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Improving health in the Arctic region through safe and affordable access to household running water and sewer services: an Arctic Council initiative |
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