5.2 Public Health Importance of Safe Drinking Water



Clean water is an essential ingredient for healthy communities. Water is not only for recreational use, water is used in our everyday lives whether we are drinking it, showering in it, or cleaning with it. Clean water is important for our health. Being exposed to dirty water or sewage contamination in water systems can lead to diarrhea, hepatitis A, meningitis, ulcers, myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) and a number of other diseases (GCF, 2018).

The Clean Water Act has kept pounds of pollution out of the rivers which benefits public health, recreation, drinking water, and wildlife. All people, plants, and animals need water to survive. Without water there would be no life on earth.



Reference:

(2018). The Importance of Clean Water. [online] GRACE Communications Foundation. Available at: 
http://www.gracelinks.org/2382/the-importance-of-clean-water. 





Comments

  1. ALI AL AQEELIFebruary 26, 2018 at 9:39 PM

    I totally agree with you if there is no water, no life will be on earth.
    Its good to know that CWA still do some amendments to the regulations to reduce certain toxic pollutants in the Great Lakes.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 28, 2018 at 9:55 AM

    I was on the same page. Water is essential to our everyday lives and it is imperative that it is regulated and treated to remain safe for all people of our community. As PH professionals, it is essential for us to understand the importance of clean water to prevent communicable diseases.

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