4336.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 8:30 PM-10:00 PM

Oral Session

Safe Water Saves Lives

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
8:30 PMA comparison of the efficacy of water disinfection in traditional clay pots and modern plastic vessels
Paul Ogutu, Valerie Garrett, MD, Peter Mabonga, Sam Ombeki, Alex Mwaki, Robert Quick, MD, MPH
8:42 PMAn assessment of a point-of-use chlorination and safe water storage program for diarrhea prevention in a high-risk rural Kenyan population
Valerie Garrett, MD, Paul Ogutu, Peter Mabonga, Sam Ombeki, Alex Mwaki, Gilbert Aluoch, BSc, MPhil, Robert Quick, MD, MPH
8:54 PMCollaboration, cholera, and cyclones: how a pilot project to improve point-of-use water quality grew to national scale in less than a year
Chris Dunston, David McAfee, Desire Rakotoarison, Willy Rasamoelina, Robert Quick, MD, MPH
9:06 PMEvaluation of the impact of the emergency provision of a point-of-use water treatment and safe storage intervention in cyclone-affected communities in Madagascar
Yves Mong, Reinhard Kaiser, MD, MPH, Ibrahim Dasy, Robert Quick, MD, MPH
Sponsor:International Health
Cosponsors:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Occupational Health and Safety; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA