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Rachel Schattman – Sustainable management & community engagement are the keys

Frontiers

In this blog post, we will discuss accessibility to clean water and sanitation as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 through the lens of Rachel’s research expertise and perspectives on sustainable agriculture and climate change. How do the farmers perceive the rising concerns of access to clean water and sanitation?

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“Virgin-Soil Epidemics” Covers a Multitude of Sins

The Health Care Blog

Without decent shelter and sanitation, and limited food and water, disease thrived. On the broader issue of epidemics in America, past and present, it is useful to be reminded, it is as much about us as it is the about the microbes we are forced to encounter. It began with the U.S.

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Surprise! Microbes on Showerheads and Toothbrushes Turn Out To Be Life-Savers

Mercola

5 The dynamics between phages and their bacterial hosts reveals how microbial communities maintain balance and resist the overgrowth of harmful bacteria, and advancing our knowledge of phage interactions within household biofilms allows for the creation of new, innovative approaches in health and sanitation.

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Maternal Health on the Frontlines of Climate Change

Maternal Health Task Force

The intersection of maternal health and climate change presents unique challenges that threaten to undermine progress in maternal healthcare and jeopardize the health and safety of women and infants worldwide. Several studies have documented climate change’s direct and indirect effects on maternal health.

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Here’s what we all should learn from that scary tampon study

Association of Health Care Journalists

Do the companies even know they’re present? The CDC report notes that all four hospitals used the same brand of ice machine, filters and sanitizing products. Aside from what the FDA noted, we also don’t know where the metals came from or at what point they enter the manufacturing process. Are they in the raw materials? The processing?

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At National Urban Rat Summit, Mayor Eric Adams calls for unity against ‘public enemy number one’

HEALTHBEAT

Dr. Ashwin Vasan, commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, told the audience that rat control is “deeply core to public health,” and presents an opportunity to advance health equity. Rats, which can carry dangerous pathogens , have long been linked to the spread of infectious diseases.

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Frontiers’ volunteers: a chance for a better future

Frontiers

As well as promoting human rights, equal opportunities, child protection, and fighting against child trafficking and gender-based violence, their activities encompass building and renovating schools with a particular focus on early years education, providing water sanitation or creating facilities for maternal and child health amongst others.