Impact of Providing In-Home Water Service on the Rates of Infectious Diseases: Results from Four Communities in Western Alaska

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Examines how rural Alaskans' health is affected by limited access to in-home piped water. Reviews the electronic health records of 1,032 rural Alaskans to determine how transitioning communities to in-home piped water impacts rates of respiratory, skin, and gastrointestinal infections.

T.K. Thomas, T. Ritter, D. Bruden, et al.

Journal of Water and Health, 14(1), 132-141

02/2016

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Environmental health · Infectious diseases · Infrastructure · Statistics and data · Alaska