Year 7 Geography
Water-borne Illnesses
Print Resources
Below is a small selection of print resources that include information about water-borne diseases. You can locate these using the shelf Call No indicated. You will also find more resources by searching the Library Catalogue using your keywords.
333.91 MUR
Murphy, G. (2009). Water: what can you do?. Five Mile.
333.9116 WAT
Water conservation. (2010). R.I.C. Publications Pty Ltd.
333.91 WATeBooks
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Dalgleish, S. (2002). Saving water. Macmillan Education Australia.
Pages from book
Murphy, G. (2009). Water inequality. In Water: what can you do? Five Mile.
Pages from book
Water conservation. (2010). R.I.C. Publications Pty Ltd.
eResources
There are no recommended eResources at the moment.
Websites
Charity: water. (2019). https://www.charitywater.org/global-water-crisis
World Health Organization. (2005). Deaths from unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene [Image]. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780444595430000013
Water For People. (n.d.). https://www.waterforpeople.org/
World Vision. (n.d.). Clean water and sanitation: the keys to breaking free from poverty. https://www.worldvision.com.au/global-issues/work-we-do/climate-change/clean-water-sanitation
Berman, J. (2009). WHO: waterborne disease is world’s leading killer. https://www.voanews.com/archive/who-waterborne-disease-worlds-leading-killer
Darilek, P. (n.d.). A closer look: water and poverty. https://thewaterproject.org/resources/twp-handouts.pdf
Patyrak, S. (n.d.). A closer look: water and education. https://thewaterproject.org/resources/twp-handouts.pdf
Seager, A. (2006, November 11). Dirty water kills 5,000 children a day. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/nov/10/water.environment
Slaymaker, T., & Bain, R. (2017, March 17). Access to drinking water around the world – five infographics. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/mar/17/access-to-drinking-water-world-six-infographics
Troeger, C., Redford, S., & Biehl, M. (2019). Understanding the burden of diarrhea. https://www.defeatdd.org/blog/understanding-burden-diarrhea
This has an excellent map showing which countries are affected by diarrhea.
UNICEF. (2004). Child survival fact sheet: water and sanitation.https://www.unicef.org/media/media_21423.html
Wang, L. (2015). Infographic: 5 water purification solutions for developing countries. https://inhabitat.com/infographic-5-water-purification-solutions-for-developing-countries/
WaterAid. (n.d.). https://www.wateraid.org/au/
Water.org. (2019). The global sanitation crisis. https://water.org/our-impact/water-crisis/global-sanitation-crisis/
World Vision. (2019). Global water crisis: facts, FAQs, and how to help. https://www.worldvision.com.au/global-water-crisis-facts
United Nations. (2018). Water, sanitation and hygiene. https://www.unwater.org/water-facts/water-sanitation-and-hygiene/
The Water Project. (2019). https://thewaterproject.org/
World Health Organization. (2019). Drinking-water. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/drinking-water
World Vision. (2007). Water and sanitation in Asia and the Pacific. https://www.worldvision.com.au/docs/default-source/publications/health/water-and-sanitation-in-asia-and-the-pacific.pdf?sfvrsn=e45cec3c_2
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. (n.d.). Preventing diarrheal disease in developing countries. https://www.cdc.gov/safewater/publications_pages/proven.pdf
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. (2008). Preventing diarrheal disease in developing countries. https://www.cdc.gov/safewater/publications_pages/watsan.pdf
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2007). Coping with water scarcity. http://www.fao.org/3/a-aq444e.pdf
Videos
Operation Blessing. (2013, July 16). Treating disease & providing clean water in Pelewanhun, Sierra Leone [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/JkMewT_xqSc
References
Bacteria in water [Image]. (n.d.). https://theluxuryspot.com/10-types-bacteria-in-water/