Community Health Problem # 5
Unsafe Drinking Water
CUES:
1. 8 water source samples was sent to city health office- zamboanga city for bacteriological water analysis; 8 out 8 samples tested positive for e. coli
2. 15% (59 out of 289) practice purification methods 3. 8 water sources are identified as high risk 4. acute gastroenteritis ranked 9th in the causes of morbidity in barangay camul for the year 2018r
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GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
to increase the percentage of households having access to safe drinking water from 0%- 80% by the year 2021
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SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
- To increase the knowledge and skills on the different water purification methods
- to improve the different water sources in barangay camul from high risk to low risk
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activities done
- Identification of drinking water sources
- lobby ordinance on safe drinking water
- health education on the importance of safe water
- subjected water samples to bacteriological analysis
- collaboration with academic organizations on the procurement of filtering device
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