A5072815459- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Water resources management and optimization
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
Global Institute for Water Security
2019-2025
University of Saskatchewan
2018-2025
University of Regina
2023
McMaster University
2013-2021
Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research
2020
Public Health Ontario
2018
Queen's University
2018
Trent University
2018
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health
2010-2016
United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility
2012-2014
Abstract Recent outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Campylobacter, and Cryptosporidium have heightened awareness risks associated with contaminated water supply. The objectives this research were to describe the incidence distribution waterborne disease in Canada relation preceding weather conditions test association between high impact events outbreaks. We examined extreme rainfall spring snowmelt 92 Canadian 1975 2001, using case-crossover methodology. Explanatory variables including...
Water and sanitation access are known to be related newborn, child, maternal health. Our study attempts quantify these relationships globally using country-level data: How much does improving water influence infant, mortality?Data for 193 countries were abstracted from global databases (World Bank, WHO, UNICEF). Linear regression was used the outcomes of under-five mortality rate infant (IMR). These results presented as events per 1000 live births. Ordinal logistic compute odds ratios...
The purpose of this study was to better understand the gender violence risks that exist in communities where poor water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) access is a known problem. Focus groups key informant interviews were used capture lived experiences community health care practitioners from Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya. This article provides narratives various cultural environmental conditions leading assaults directly attributable inadequate WaSH. results shed light on complex...
The Water-associated Disease Index (WADI) was developed to identify and visualize vulnerability different water-associated diseases by integrating a range of social biophysical determinants in map format. In this study is used encompass conditions exposure, susceptibility, differential coping capacity health hazard. By assessing these conditions, the tool designed provide stakeholders with an integrated long-term understanding subnational vulnerabilities disease contribute intervention...
Recent years have witnessed an increase in the use of community based participatory research (CBPR) tools for understanding environment and health issues facilitating social action. This paper explores application utility photovoice water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) behaviours catalysing led solutions to change behaviours. Between June August 2013, was conducted with eight (8) women Usoma, a lakeshore Western Kenya follow-up meeting (baraza) May 2014 discuss findings members government...
Abstract Water scarcity is projected to affect half of the world’s population, gradually exacerbated by climate change. This article elaborates from a panel discussion at 2023 United Nations Conference on Addressing Scarcity Achieve Climate Resilience and Human Health. Understanding addressing water goes beyond hydrological balances also include societal economic measures. We consider five categories health impacts resulting deteriorating qualities quantities: (i.) water-related diseases for...