Public health engineering introduction

Public health engineering introduction

1. PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SANITATION

2. WhatisSanitation?
Theprocessofkeepingplacesfreefromdirt,
infection,disease,etc.,byremovingwaste,trash
andgarbage,bycleaningstreets,Washingyours
self,safedrinkingwater,etc

3. WhyisSanitationImportant?
Importantfor
Health
Agood
economic
investment
Importantfor
Social
Development
Helpsthe
Environment
Achievable

4. WhyisSanitationImportantcont…
GoodSanitationcanprevent
youfromgettingdiarrhoea
andcanalsohelpprevent
otherseriousdiseases.
Whenyoupracticegood
sanitation,yourfamilysaves
moneyonhealthcareand
treatment.
Important
forHealth
Good
economic
investment

5. WhyisSanitationImportantcont…
Whenyoukeepyourself&your
surroundingsclean,youfallsickless
often&aremorelikelytoattend
school/workregularly.Ifyouare
Healthyyoucanhelpbuildastrongsociety.
Whenyougetridofwasteproperly,youcan
helptoprotectwatersources.Italsomeans
that you don’t have to smell the disgusting
messallaroundyou.
Important
ForSocial
Development
Helpsthe
Environment

6. WhyisSanitationImportantcont…
BetterSanitationis
possible….but it all starts with
meandyou!!!
Achievable

7. WhatdoespoorsanitationCause?
Poorsanitationgivesmanyinfectionsthe
idealopportunitytospreadcausingdisease
andillnessinthecommunity!!

8. WhatdoespoorsanitationCause
cont….
Humanexcretahavebeenimplicatedinthe
transmissionofmanyinfectiousdiseases
includingcholera,typhoid,infectioushepatitis,
polio.

9. WhatdoespoorsanitationCause
cont….
•Trachomaisanotherinfection/diseasecaused
bypoorsanitationandcausesblindness.Itis
spreadbyacombinationof:
▫• poor sanitation, allowing the flies that spread
theinfectiontobreed;
▫• poor hygiene associated with water scarcity and
poorwaterquality;
▫• lack of education and understanding of how
easilytheinfectioncanspreadinthehomeand
betweenpeople.

10. Howarediseasesspread?
Ifyoupoopinany
open
environment,flies
feedandlayeggs
init.
If you don’t wash
handswithwater&
soapafterpooping.
Germsremainon
hands
Whenflieslandon
foodorifyoutouch
foodwithunwashed
handsgermsare
carriedover.
Ifyoueatfoodwith
germson,germs
enteryourbody.
….Andyou
getsick!

11. HowtopreventDiseasesfrom
spreading….
•Useacleantoiletwhichhavecoversasthis
preventfliesfromlandingonthepoop.Ifyou
don’t have a toilet make a small whole to poop in
andcoverwithsandwhendone.
•Washyourshandsafterusingthetoiletwith
safewaterandsoap.

12. HowtopreventDiseasesfrom
spreading, cont….
•Usesafeandcleanbottlesorbucketstocarryor
storewaterin.
•Cleanyourenvironmenttoavoidbadsmellsand
breedingplacesforflies.
•Coverfoodtokeepfliesfromsittingonit.

13. THANKYOU!!