A planetary health model for reducing exposure to faecal contamination in urban informal settlements: Baseline findings from Makassar, Indonesia

CONCLUSIONS: Our planetary health model includes key risk factors and faecal-oral exposure pathways but extends beyond conventional microbiological faecal-oral enteropathogen exposure pathways to comprehensively account for a wider range of variables affecting health in urban informal settlements. It includes broader ecological interconnections and planetary health-related variables at the household, settlement and city levels. It proposes a composite framework of markers to assess water and sanitation challenges and flood risks in urban informal settlements for optimal design and monitoring of interventions.PMID:34126296 | DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106679

Source: Environment International - June 14, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Matthew A French S Fiona Barker Ruzka R Taruc Ansariadi Ansariadi Grant A Duffy Maghfira Saifuddaolah Andi Zulkifli Agussalim Fitriyanty Awaluddin Zainal Zainal Jane Wardani Peter A Faber Genie Fleming Emma E Ramsay Rebekah Henry Audrie Lin Joanne O'Toole Source Type: research