The Relationship Between In-Home Water Service and the Risk of Respiratory Tract, Skin, and Gastrointestinal Tract Infections Among Rural Alaska Natives

Hennessy, Thomas W.; Ritter, Troy; Holman, Robert C.; Bruden, Dana; Yorita, Krista L.; Bulkow, Lisa; Cheek, James E.; Singleton, Rosalyn; SMITH, JEAN C.

doi:10.2105/ajph.2007.115618

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“…Among these are several transmissible diseases for which spread is associated with inadequate levels of sanitation and hygiene, housing shortages, and domestic water supply shortages . Similar waterehealth relationships have been investigated in Aboriginal communities in rural Alaska, which have some geographical and sociocultural similarities to Inuit communities in Canada's Arctic (Hennessy et al, 2008). Inuit populations are also at higher risk of exposure to environmental contaminants due to aspects of a traditional diet as compared to the average Canadian diet.…”

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Water systems, sanitation, and public health risks in remote communities: Inuit resident perspectives from the Canadian Arctic

Daley

Castleden

Jamieson

et al. 2015

Social Science & Medicine

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confidence: 76%

Water systems, sanitation, and public health risks in remote communities: Inuit resident perspectives from the Canadian Arctic

Daley

Castleden

Jamieson

et al. 2015

Social Science & Medicine

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“…First, although several recent studies have demonstrated the relationships between in-home water service, sanitation, and health in rural Alaskan villages (Hennessy et al 2008;Chambers et al 2009;Wenger et al 2010), generally individual village population sizes are too small to undertake many epidemiological studies necessary to demonstrate the relationship between water service levels and the local health concerns of a specific village. In contrast, economic assessments of specific villages are conducted on a regular basis, providing data that ends up having more weight in the decisionmaking process.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…But approximately one third of households in remote Alaska lack running water and sewers, and the majority of these are in Alaska Native villages. Many villages lack in-home water and wastewater systems entirely, and experience high rates of lower respiratory and skin infections (Hennessy et al 2008;Wenger et al 2010), as well as periodic epidemics (U.S. Congress 1994), cross-contamination from sewage, and diseases transmitted orally or through fecal contamination (Chambers et al 2008). …”

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Sustainability and the politics of calculation: technologies of 'safe water,' subject-making, and domination

Eichelberger

2012

Journal of Political Ecology

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This paper critically examines sustainability as an ideology that gives meaning to processes of domination occurring through the operations of treated water systems in Iñupiaq villages in Alaska's Northwest. The implementation of neoliberal sustainability policies shapes social relations around water, establishes particular forms of 'expert' knowledge, erases experiences of water insecurity, and renders moot local opposition to charging for water. Throughout, treated 'safe water' is signified as a scarce commodity; its production requiring full cost recovery through practices of calculation that discipline Iñupiaq citizens as consumers. This paper provides a case study for understanding some of the processes of domination through which the commodification of water occurs, and how local people who otherwise oppose these processes may nonetheless become drawn into practices of calculation and domination in an attempt to meet state-defined sustainability requirements.Key words: Sustainability, water insecurity, domination, Alaska Natives

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“…According to Ford et al (2010: 670) in the Arctic: "Warmer weather [and] summers have the potential to increase the incidence of water and insect borne disease (e.g. Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium parvum) (Hennessy et al, 2008;Martin et al, 2007), while rising temperatures are expected to increase the incidence of temperature-dependant, food-borne diseases, including Salmonella, as well as toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium botulinm (Parkinson et al, 2008)." According to studies carried out by various scholars (Archibald et al, 1991;Turner and Turner, 2008;Turner and Clifton, 2009;Kuhnlein et al, 2009), communities in the subarctic and boreal latitudes have reported anthropogenic, ecological and climate change impacts associated with access to safe drinking water and traditional foods, reduced physical activity, changing ice conditions, and unpredictable weather patterns, all of which impact health (physical, mental, and spiritual) and well-being.…”

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Socioenvironmental changes in two traditional food species of the Cree First Nation of subarctic James Bay

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Herrmann

2012

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Résumé de l'article RésuméLes changements socioenvironnementaux dans les régions nordiques du Canada pourraient avoir des répercussions sur la santé de leurs résidents. Les communautés autochtones sont parmi les premières à en ressentir les impacts, car leurs modes de vie sont étroitement liés au milieu naturel. Cet article présente les changements socioenvironnementaux observés par des membres de l'Association des trappeurs cris (CTA) d'Eeyou Istchee (le territoire traditionnel des Cris situé dans la zone orientale de la Baie James). Il analyse les impacts de ces changements sur leur comportement de chasse et les niveaux de consommation associés à deux espèces alimentaires traditionnelles, la bernache du Canada et le caribou des bois. Les membres du CTA observent des changements dans la migration des espèces, dans le comportement animalier ce qui affecte la consommation de ces aliments traditionnels et entraîne des changements alimentaires au niveau de la société, influençant la santé et le bien-être. AbstractSocioenvironmental changes in Canada's northern regions are likely to have wide-ranging implications for the health of its residents. Aboriginal communities are among the first to face the direct impacts of changes, as their lifestyles tend to be more closely tied to and reliant upon the natural environment. Based on field research, this paper documents observations of socioenvironmental changes made by members of the Cree Trappers Association (CTA) of the Cree of Eeyou Istchee (the traditional homeland of the Cree located in the eastern James Bay area). It also analyses their impact on hunting behaviour and consumption levels associated with two traditional food species -the Canada Goose and the woodland caribou. CTA members are witnessing changes in animal behaviour and the migration patterns of species. These in turn are affecting the consumption of traditional food, causing dietary changes at the society level, and, ultimately, impacting on human health and overall well-being. KeywordsSocioenvironmental change, traditional food species, Cree First Nations, James Bay, Canadian subarctic. RésuméLes changements socioenvironnementaux dans les régions nordiques du Canada pourraient avoir des répercussions sur la santé de leurs résidents. Les communautés autochtones sont parmi les premières à en ressentir les impacts, car leurs modes de vie sont étroitement liés au milieu naturel. Cet article présente les changements socioenvironnementaux observés par des membres de l'Association des trappeurs cris (CTA) d'Eeyou Istchee (le territoire traditionnel des Cris situé dans la zone orientale de la Baie James). Il analyse les impacts de ces changements sur leur comportement de chasse et les niveaux de consommation associés à deux espèces alimentaires traditionnelles, la bernache du Canada et le caribou des bois. Les membres du CTA observent des changements dans la migration des espèces, dans le comportement animalier ce qui affecte la consommation de ces aliments traditionnels et entraîne des changements alimentai...

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The Relationship Between In-Home Water Service and the Risk of Respiratory Tract, Skin, and Gastrointestinal Tract Infections Among Rural Alaska Natives

Abstract: Higher respiratory and skin infection rates were associated with a lack of in-home water service. This disparity should be addressed through sanitation infrastructure improvements.

Cited by 182 publications

References 13 publications

Water systems, sanitation, and public health risks in remote communities: Inuit resident perspectives from the Canadian Arctic

Water systems, sanitation, and public health risks in remote communities: Inuit resident perspectives from the Canadian Arctic

Sustainability and the politics of calculation: technologies of 'safe water,' subject-making, and domination

Socioenvironmental changes in two traditional food species of the Cree First Nation of subarctic James Bay

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