Water |
Water affects health, both directly and indirectly, through water borne, water washed, water based and water related diseases. Access to clean drinking water plays a key role in this context; the water supply must be reliable, affordable, accessible, sustainable and available in adequate quantity and quality. Since water borne diseases are transmitted via the faecal oral route, drinking water is strongly linked to sanitation and hygiene. EPH researches the health impacts of water supply and quality interventions at the community and household levels. Water related diseases are also investigated in the context of climate change. It is crucial to understand water and health as a part of the social and ecological systems (ecohealth approach).
Units doing research on this topic
- Biostatistics (Head: Christian Schindler)
- Chronic Disease Epidemiology (Head: Nicole Probst-Hensch)
- Ecosystem Health Sciences (Head: Jürg Utzinger)
- Environmental Exposures and Health (Head: Martin Röösli)
- Health Systems Research and Dynamical Modelling (Head: Don de Savigny)
- Human and Animal Health (Head: Jakob Zinsstag)
- Society, Gender and Health (Head: Elisabeth Zemp Stutz)