Cargando…

Applying a WASH Risk Assessment Tool in a Rural South African Setting to Identify Risks and Opportunities for Climate Resilient Communities

Climate change threatens the health and well-being of populations. We conducted a risk assessment of two climate-related variables (i.e., temperature and rainfall) and associated water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)-related exposures and vulnerabilities for people living in Mopani District, Limpopo...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Kapwata, Thandi, Kunene, Zamantimande, Wernecke, Bianca, Lange, Samantha, Howard, Guy, Nijhawan, Anisha, Wright, Caradee Y.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2022
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8909929/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35270357 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052664

Ejemplares similares

Developing a Healthy Environment Assessment Tool (HEAT) to Address Heat-Health Vulnerability in South African Towns in a Warming World
por: Wright, Caradee Y., et al.
Publicado: (2023)

Tracking Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals in Four Rural Villages in Limpopo, South Africa
por: Wernecke, Bianca, et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Lagged Association between Climate Variables and Hospital Admissions for Pneumonia in South Africa
por: Pedder, Hugo, et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Classroom Temperature and Learner Absenteeism in Public Primary Schools in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
por: Pule, Vicky, et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Relations between personal exposure to elevated concentrations of arsenic in water and soil and blood arsenic levels amongst people living in rural areas in Limpopo, South Africa
por: Kapwata, Thandi, et al.
Publicado: (2023)

Exploring the Association between Ambient Temperature and Daily Hospital Admissions for Diarrhea in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
por: Kunene, Zamantimande, et al.
Publicado: (2023)

Household Air Pollution and Respiratory Symptoms a Month Before and During the Stringent COVID-19 Lockdown Levels 5 and 4 in South Africa
por: Wright, Caradee Y., et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Respiratory health among adolescents living in the Highveld Air Pollution Priority Area in South Africa
por: Millar, Danielle A., et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Household Fuel Use for Heating and Cooking and Respiratory Health in a Low-Income, South African Coastal Community
por: Buthelezi, Sikhumbuzo Archibald, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

The Risk of Orofacial Cleft Lip/Palate Due to Maternal Ambient Air Pollution Exposure: A Call for Further Research in South Africa
por: Wright, Caradee Y., et al.
Publicado: (2023)

The Association between Apparent Temperature and Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular Disease in Limpopo Province, South Africa
por: Bühler, Jacqueline Lisa, et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Current and Potential Future Seasonal Trends of Indoor Dwelling Temperature and Likely Health Risks in Rural Southern Africa
por: Kapwata, Thandi, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Diarrhoeal Disease in Relation to Possible Household Risk Factors in South African Villages
por: Kapwata, Thandi, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

An analysis of past and future heatwaves based on a heat-associated mortality threshold: towards a heat health warning system
por: Kapwata, Thandi, et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Environmental health practitioners potentially play a key role in helping communities adapt to climate change
por: Shezi, Busisiwe, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Indoor Temperatures in Patient Waiting Rooms in Eight Rural Primary Health Care Centers in Northern South Africa and the Related Potential Risks to Human Health and Wellbeing
por: Wright, Caradee Y., et al.
Publicado: (2017)

A Study Protocol to Determine Heat-Related Health Impacts among Primary Schoolchildren in South Africa
por: Bidassey-Manilal, Shalin, et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Waste Disposal Practices in Low-Income Settlements of South Africa
por: Haywood, Lorren Kirsty, et al.
Publicado: (2021)

‘My child did not like using sun protection’: practices and perceptions of child sun protection among rural black African mothers
por: Kunene, Zamantimande, et al.
Publicado: (2017)

Socio-economic, infrastructural and health-related risk factors associated with adverse heat-health effects reportedly experienced during hot weather in South Africa
por: Wright, Caradee Yael, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Sun protection to improve vaccine effectiveness in children in a high ambient ultraviolet radiation and rural environment: an intervention study
por: Wright, Caradee Y., et al.
Publicado: (2017)

Dwelling Characteristics Influence Indoor Temperature and May Pose Health Threats in LMICs
por: Teare, June, et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Geographic assessment of access to health care in patients with cardiovascular disease in South Africa
por: Kapwata, Thandi, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Challenges and Opportunities for Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into WaSH Development Planning in Ghana
por: Alhassan, Salley, et al.
Publicado: (2017)

COP26: an opportunity to shape climate-resilient health systems and research
por: Quintana, Amanda V, et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Inadequate Access to Potable Water Impacts Early Childhood Development in Low-Income Areas in Cape Town, South Africa
por: Wright, Caradee Y., et al.
Publicado: (2023)

Georgia and the Black Sea: Risks, Resilience and Opportunities
por: Khokrishvili, Elguja, et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Heavy Metal Contamination of Soil in Preschool Facilities around Industrial Operations, Kuils River, Cape Town (South Africa)
por: Shezi, Busisiwe, et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Deployment Risk and Resilience Model Applied to Military Children
por: dos Santos, Renato Pessoa, et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Climate change adaptation in South Africa: a case study on the role of the health sector
por: Chersich, Matthew F., et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Conversations About Climate Risk, Adaptation and Resilience in Africa
por: Conway, Declan, et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Climate resilience and risks of rigidity traps in Iceland’s fisheries
por: Mason, Julia G., et al.
Publicado: (2023)

Psychological Risk and Resilience of Older People’s Exposure to Climate Change
por: Antonucci, Toni
Publicado: (2021)

Health Risks Associated With Excessive Exposure to Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Among Outdoor Workers in South Africa: An Overview
por: Wright, Caradee Y., et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Reducing the risk of infection: hand washing technique
por: Stevens, Sue
Publicado: (2008)

Respiratory Health Symptoms among Schoolchildren in Relation to Possible Food-Related Risk and Protective Factors
por: Wright, Caradee Y., et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Global Statement on Air Pollution and Health: Opportunities for Africa
por: Wright, Caradee Y., et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Climate change and coastal resiliency of Suva, Fiji: a holistic approach for measuring climate risk using the climate and ocean risk vulnerability index (CORVI)
por: Shiiba, Nagisa, et al.
Publicado: (2023)

Impacts of Climate Change on Health and Wellbeing in South Africa
por: Chersich, Matthew F., et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Single cell gene regulatory networks in plants: Opportunities for enhancing climate change stress resilience
por: Tripathi, Rajiv K., et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Cannot write session to /tmp/vufind_sessions/sess_memok4v7gvpoe21e54r4i2s6bl