Public Health: Access to Clean Water
Access to healthy water is an issue that I feel is a very
necessary commodity. Everything living must utilize this “pure” supplement
daily. We use water for so many things, such as to cook, to drink, to wash, and
to bathe. Having access to clean water is also necessary because we use it to
keep our bodies hydrated or to clean sores or wounds. It is a gift that we are
lucky enough to have access to clean water in the United States.
There are many, who are less fortunate than we –in the
United States are, that do not have continuously clean running water in a home -as
we live in, which is a very sad situation. Even West Virginia recently
experienced how it feels not to be able to have clean water. On Water.org, it states
there are “345 million people without water access in Africa and due to this there
ends up being 3.4 million people who die each year from water-related disease”
(Water.org). In addition, there are “780 million people who lack access to
improved water sources” (Water.org) and by having no access, this allows
individuals to digest disease-infected bacteria. In addition, because death,
from people and animals -who may fall in the water and decompose in it, occurs
constantly, they can end up contaminating the water. The lesson is that every
living thing, all over the world, must have access to clean water to attend to
all needs on a daily basis.
Reference
Water.Org. (2014).
Retrieved January 16, 2014, from
http://water.org/water-crisis/water-facts/water/
That's truly sad that so many people in Africa die due to no access of water. I never knew 780 million people suffered with diseases in Africa because of poor water sources. The human costs of people consuming and coming into contact with unsafe water are dire:
ReplyDeleteDirty water (standing in puddles or stored) is a breeding ground for mosquitoes that go on to spread diseases such as malaria and encephalitis. The UN estimates that 60% of global cases of malaria and 80% of malaria deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa (nearly 1 million per year) are related to water storage.Contaminated water can enter the human body by drinking contaminated water, bathing in unclean water, and by receiving care from dirty surroundings.
references:
naturalnews.com
http://worldsavvy.org/monitor/index.php?option=com_content&id=709&Itemid=1195
Nakita,
ReplyDeleteI agree water is a substance that we all need to live healthy lives. The poor people in Haiti are also suffering from drinking contaminated water; it is so sad that people are drying from the lack of the basic necessities that we need to live. What really gets me is that innocent children are drying because their families are forced to give them infested water; check out my blog, I posted pictures (heartbreaking). For the people of Haiti there is hope, the Reiser Relief Incorporated supplies gallons of clean water six days of week to help this devastated country.
Nakita,
ReplyDeleteYour choice and information was good. I wish a good clean water supply was available in all parts of the world. I look at the Discovery channel alot and many of the places in other countries that are not as fortunate to have clean water. Then I look at the families here in the United States who have access to it yet fail to use it. The sad part is that so many of our children here in the United States are being depprived of clean water, and not because of having bad poverty; but truly the lack of good parenting. Here in the United States, a dirty child is something that we should never have to see, but it happens.
Hi Nakita
ReplyDeleteThis is truly a serious crisis facing millions of people in the world, we are truly blessed to take our water for granted not even having to think about it. We buy our bottled water or put a filter on our taps and that's it, clean drinking water.I noted your post and feels very sad about it, I read also that all of south Asia suffers from a devastating water woes. Take India for example, huffingtonpost.com reports that;"A staggering 456,000 people die every year in India from water related diseases. Recent test show that the Ganges, one of India's most revered rivers, contains 60,000 fecal coliform bacteria per 100ml, 120 times above the figure considered safe for bathing.The presence of fecal coliform indicates that the water has been contaminated with the fecal material of humans or other animals. Downstream, where thousands use the river to bathe and as a primary source for drinking water, the concentration is 3,000 times the safe limit". I cannot even imagine the conditions of those waters, I think that more can be done to help these conditions...Don't you agree? I know that yo do, I wonder if there is a miracle in the near distance? Good post Nakita.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/siddharth-chatterjee/post_4403_b_2664480.html
Hi Nakita
ReplyDeleteWe are blessed here in the United States to have access to clean water. In other countries they don't have access to clean running water to bath or to drink, because their water supply is contaminated. We need to continue to pray for them. I enjoyed reading your blog, great information.
I am ashamed to say that I never really thought about this. In my Preschool classroom we always hike to an old cabin that is on the property and we talk about the olden days. This is not something I thought about in other parts of the world. What a great opportunity I have to talk to Preschoolers about what other children their age is doing and how they get their water. We talk about maps and picture of children, however water has never been talked about. Thanks for your post!
ReplyDeleteNakita, so happy to read your posts this class. Yes, we all take clean water for granted. I read a book a few weeks ago about orphans in India with no water to drink. It was a heart wrenching story. I cannot begin to imagine how I would be able to handle going to the faucet an no water coming out. These cities, countries, and areas need our special prayers. Thanks for the info!
ReplyDelete