Climate and Environmental Health: Education for Rural Communities

Author(s):  
Pamela Lynn Guthman ◽  
Payton Kaldenberg ◽  
Cara Cook
Epidemiology ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S125
Author(s):  
J Gasana ◽  
R L Morris

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Lutendo S. Mudau ◽  
Murembiwa S. Mukhola ◽  
Paul R. Hunter

Background: Cholera is one of the common diseases in developing countries caused by consumption of contaminated and untreated drinking water. A study was conducted 7 months after a cholera outbreak in Vhembe district, Limpopo, South Africa. The aim of the study was to assess if the communities were still conforming to safe water practices after an outbreak of cholera.Methodology: One hundred and fifty-two (152) participants from 11 villages were recruited to form 21 focus groups, with a mean of 7. The interview transcripts were coded and arranged based on the study themes.Results: Of the 21 groups in 11 villages, three villages were using water from boreholes, six were using river water and three were using mixed sources which included river, canal and spring water, three depended on municipal tanks and only six were using tap water. Only 19% of the respondents treated their water, even though the majority of communities reported treatment of water as a priority. Four villages claimed they never received environmental health education at all, while most of the villages confirmed they received education during a cholera outbreak.Conclusion: Regardless of the outbreak and health education efforts done, communities continued using unprotected water sources without any form of treatment, as they perceived it to be unimportant. Sustainable water supplies and environmental health education should be continued after an outbreak as it is important for public health gains.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 117863022110663
Author(s):  
Sotirios Maipas ◽  
Anastasia Konstantinidou ◽  
Andreas Ch. Lazaris ◽  
Nikolaos Kavantzas

Environmental degradation and its severe impact on human health has revealed the necessity for effective educational interventions. Given the importance of “Environment,” “Health,” and “Education,” as key pillars for the achievement of sustainable development, the education for environmental health is evolving into a main component of current strategies against environmental health threats, such as climate change and urban air pollution. Environmental Health Education, which must be considered as a strategical response against environmental degradation, offers vast capacity for innovation alongside every educational stage. For instance, the application of new technologies, such as virtual and augmented reality applications, the adoption of innovative interdisciplinary educational approaches, and the incorporation of Arts are evolving into a new era’s educational perspectives. All the new trends in formal, non-formal and informal Environmental Health Education should be captured and assessed, in favor of protecting both local and global natural environment, human and animal health, and promoting sustainability.


2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Anderko ◽  
Ada Otter ◽  
Stephanie Chalupka ◽  
Chris Anderko ◽  
Carrie Fahey

2014 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa G Rosas ◽  
Celina Trujillo ◽  
Jose Camacho ◽  
Daniel Madrigal ◽  
Asa Bradman ◽  
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