In America we are so fortunate! To be able to buy clean water, process a water purification system and be able to use water limitless. According to the CDC “Global access to safe water, adequate sanitation,
and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading
to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development (CDC,
2014).” Many countries lack
access to clean water. Various factors influence this deterioration, including population
growth, rapid urbanization, land use, industrial discharge of chemicals, and
factors resulting from climate change. Nearly
two million children die each year due to diarrhea and other infectious
diseases resulting from unsafe drinking water, inadequate sanitation, and poor
hygiene (CDC, 2014). In Kenya, 12.5 million people do not have access to an
improved drinking water source (CDC, 2014). To
prevent these deaths, CDC developed the Safe Water System (SWS), which includes
a water treatment solution, vessels for safe water storage, and educational
materials to improve household water handling and hygiene practices. This program
is just one example on how to improve access to clean water.
So
how does all of this impact us?
Knowing this
need inspires me to help. After researching I found numerous websites of
organizations to help fund water treatment solutions and the building of water
wells.
Center for Diease Control and Prevention. (2014,
September 11). Retrieved from CDC:
http://www.cdc.gov/washington/~cdcatWork/pdf/safe_water_kenya.pdf
Center for Diease Control and Prevention. (2014,
September 11). Retrieved from CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/global/
Before reading this article I never realized how much of an advantage that we have here in the United States when it comes to water. I love water so I am glad that I live here where the water is purified. If I lived in another country where water is not purified then I probably wouldn't drink it at all
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