WASH unit 6

What does WASH stand for

water, sanitation, and hygiene

what are the 3 basic WASH needs

1. access to adequate daily, supply of water

2. suitable sanitation

3. adequate hygiene practices

WASH: water

safe drinking water

WASH: Sanitation

safe disposal of human feces

WASH: Hygiene

Practice of maintaining cleanliness

in an effort to prevent disease

WASH: Hygiene examples

hand, oral and body hygiene

Safe drinking water should be clear of what 4 things?

1. Bacteria/viruses, parasites

2. Chemicals

3. Sediments

4. Cloudiness, dirt, strange colors

For it to be an improved water source, the water needed to be

1. protected at all times

2. available at all times

3. functioning at all times

Water Access

Includes what 5 things

Water quality

Reliability

Quantity

Proximity

Cost

an average person needs how many gallons of water a day to survive

4-5 gallons

for healthy living how many gallons a day is recommended?

50

how much water water does the average american use

90 gallons

Lack of access to

improved water & sanitation leads to:

increases risk for infectious diseases and spreading via contact with fecal matter

A big contributor to health-related

sanitation issues is

open-defecation

Access to sanitation includes

1. at toilet near/in home

2. used without payment

what programs have improved WASH

education, improved systems, UN WASH