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NAISISI SLIDES

The document discusses the impact of poor environmental sanitation on community health, highlighting the definitions of sanitation and health as per WHO. It identifies causes of poor sanitation, such as poverty and rapid urbanization, and outlines the resulting health effects, including waterborne diseases and child mortality. The findings emphasize the need for effective sanitation practices and community engagement to mitigate these health risks.

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NAISISI SLIDES

The document discusses the impact of poor environmental sanitation on community health, highlighting the definitions of sanitation and health as per WHO. It identifies causes of poor sanitation, such as poverty and rapid urbanization, and outlines the resulting health effects, including waterborne diseases and child mortality. The findings emphasize the need for effective sanitation practices and community engagement to mitigate these health risks.

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IMPACT OF POOR

ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION
ON COMMUNITYHEALTH
PRESENTED BY NAISISI EMMO ABERSHI
INTRODUCTION
CONCEPTS
CONCEPT OF SANITATION CONCEPT OF HEALTH

 Sanitation generally  WHO (2019) that


refers to the provision of ‘health’ is a state of
facilities and services for
the safe disposal of complete physical,
waste. It also means the mental and social
maintenance of hygienic well-being but not
conditions, through merely the absence of
service such as garbage
disease or infirmity.
collection and waste
paper disposal World
Health Organization
(WHO, 2020).
WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL
SANITATION
 Environmental sanitation refers to the set of
practices and infrastructure that aim to protect
human health and the environment from the
hazards of waste and wastewater.
CAUSES OF POOR ENVIRONMENTAL
SANITATION
 Poverty and lack of access to resources
 Rapid urbanization and population growth

 weak institutional and governance frameworks

 Cultural beliefs, practices, and social norms

 Environmental factors
EFFECTS OF POOR
ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION
 Waterborne Diseases
 Vector-borne Diseases

 Soil-transmitted Helminthes Infections

 Malnutrition and Stunting

 Child Mortality

 Environmental Degradation

 Socioeconomic Impacts
KNOWLEDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SANITATION

 Human wastes are great contributors of


environmental health hazards. Poor waste
practices lead to contamination of edible products
thereby increasing the burden of infection and
diseases among the citizens. About 1.3 billion
tons of waste are generated globally, 0.035%
being generated by Nigeria.
PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SANITATION
 Water Supply and Treatment
 Sanitation Systems

 Solid Waste Management

 Storm water and Wastewater Management

 Vector Control

 Hygiene Promotion

 Public Health Monitoring and Surveillance

 Legislation and Enforcement

 Community Engagement and Capacity Building


FINDINGS
 Waterborne Diseases
 Vector-borne Diseases

 Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections

 Malnutrition and Stunting

 Child Mortality

 Economic Impacts
METHODOLOGY
 For the research design, a cross-sectional
descriptive research design was adopted for this
study. According to Best and Kahn (2020),
descriptive research design is a research method
that describes and interpret object appropriate
with situation.
CONCLUSION

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