Saturday, November 10, 2012

Child Development and Public Health

Choose one public health topic from the list above (or one that you think should be added to the list).
 
  •  Access to Runnint Water- Haiti 
    Describe in what ways this topic is meaningful to you.

  •   This topic is meaningful to me, because I work at a Head Start facility; which is an state funded program for families that are from the low income group. My families may have several situations that may prevent them from being able to uphold a household as a traditional family would be able to.
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    Find information about this topic from a different part of the world, and include this information in your Blog.


  • Haiti has experienced struggles in obtaining clean running water and sanitation for some time now. The local government there has been attempting to strengthen the ability for the island to have access to clean running water. Haiti has improved their water source by 60% in the rural area, in comparison to 56% in the urban area. However, the urban area has a better department of sanitation standing at 28%; whereas the rural area is still lacking at only 14% in health and sanitation.
  • According to Wikipedia, the earthquake that occured in 2010 left millions of people without; their home, food, clothes, and or running water.
  •  While researching the island of Haiti, and the lack of running water, I came across a non-profit organization that has been created to assist those from Haiti with necessary essentials. The organization is called: Clean Water for Haiti, which is a faith-based volunteer group. Clean Water for Haiti's mission is "to provide the people of Haiti with affordable access to clean water in their homes through the use of Biosand water filters." (2011, Clean Water for Haiti)
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    Share ways the information you have learned may impact your future work
    •  This information will inform all those who work in the educational field, or similar too; to educate, teach, and model the children the importantce of running water; ways to use it properly, and the fact that it is apart of keeping them healthy and clean.
    • I have children at my school, who you can tell are not being guided, taught, nor modeled too; about using running water. It really hurts my heart to see children who come to school and you can just tell they have not had a bath in days. Children, not only in foreign countries or far away, but also in our own backyards would be considered "the end of the world" to just be able to have and use claen running water.
    • We as professionals should also encourage the parents and provide them with resources about using it for giving the children baths, drinking water because it carries flouride in it and will help protoect children from getting cavities easily.
       
     
     
     
    Resources:
    July 2012, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Haiti
     
    2011, http://cleanwaterforhaiti.org/
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    3 comments:

    1. AnonymousNovember 10, 2012 at 7:27 PM

      Hi Sherrell. It’s sad to know many sides of our world are affected by the abundance of water and we cannot really help them as we need our resources also. It’s also heartbreaking when desperate countries really need facilities with the technology regardless they are surrounded by water. One way we have been able to help countries that were devastated by natural acts is we provided bottled water that would temporarily suffice the needs for millions to survive. Nice research, Sherrell.

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    2. Keyanda ThompsonNovember 11, 2012 at 7:53 PM

      Great Research Sherrell! It is sad that something as simple, or what seems like it should be simple, such as water can cause such an issue. Water is a natural resource and the fact that countries like Haiti are unable to obtain clean and safe running water is very sad. We take things like this for granted each day. It is important to look beyond ourselves and our great fortune to help improve another life whether in the United States or in other countries around the world.

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    3. LizNovember 11, 2012 at 11:01 PM

      Sherrell,
      I can identify with your reasoning behind choosing this subject because as you know, I too work for Head Start. It is so sad that Haiti is still experiencing so many problems since the earthquake. I gave to help the people during the time they were raising funds and I know that was only a small token compared to what they need. I pray for people everywhere who cannot even have access to basics such as food and clean water. I agree with Keyanda when she stated that we take these things for granted each day. You never know how blessed you are until you have to do without even the basics in life. Great post.

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