Community health impact of extended loss of water service --- alabama, january 2010.
Access to clean water is fundamental to good health. During January 2010, approximately 18,000 residents of two predominantly rural counties in Alabama lost access to municipal water for up to 12 days after below-freezing temperatures led to breaks in water mains and residential water pipes and caus...
| Published in: | MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Vol. 60; no. 6; pp. 161 - 167 |
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| Format: | research Journal Article |
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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
2/18/2011
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104824134&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104824134 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 01492195 MMW jtl: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report issn: 01492195 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2/18/2011 vid: 60 iid: 6 pid: 1493 pub: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) place: Atlanta, Georgia artinfo: ui: 104824134 104824134 2010949429 NLM21330964 104824134 ppf: 161 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Community health impact of extended loss of water service --- alabama, january 2010. aug: sug: subj: Emergencies Gastrointestinal Diseases Epidemiology Water Supply Acute Disease Adolescence Adult Aged Aged, 80 and Over Alabama Child Child, Preschool Data Collection Female Human Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Age Odds Ratio Prevalence Public Health Rural Population Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over Child: 6-12 years Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Infant: 1-23 months Infant, Newborn: birth-1 month Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: Access to clean water is fundamental to good health. During January 2010, approximately 18,000 residents of two predominantly rural counties in Alabama lost access to municipal water for up to 12 days after below-freezing temperatures led to breaks in water mains and residential water pipes and caused widespread systemic mechanical failures. To assess potential health impacts, use of alternative water sources, and effectiveness of the emergency response, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) invited CDC to assist in an investigation that included a survey of 470 households representing 1,283 residents and a qualitative investigation (i.e., focus group discussions and interviews with key informants). This report summarizes the results of that investigation, which found a significantly higher prevalence of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) among residents of households that lost both water service and water pressure (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.6), that lost water service for >=7 days (AOR = 2.4), and that lost water pressure for >=7 days (AOR = 3.5). Significant dose-response relationships were observed between increased duration of lost water service or pressure and AGI. The survey and qualitative investigation revealed that households, communities, water utilities, and institutions were not adequately prepared for water emergencies in areas of communication and notification, planning for alternative water sources, and interagency coordination. Health effects from loss of water supply or water pressure might be mitigated by public health involvement in fostering household, community, and interagency preparedness, and developing communication strategies that will reach the majority of citizens in a timely manner. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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