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Safe Water System Publications

The following is a listing of Safe Water System publications (listed in reverse chronological order). To view the publication click on its title. For reprints of any of these publications, please email safewater@cdc.gov.

2002

Quick R, Kimura A, Thevos A, Tembo M, Shamputa I, Hutwagner L and Mintz E. Diarrhea Prevention Through Household-Level Water Disinfection and Safe Storage in Zambia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2002; 66(5):584-589.

Thevoz A, Olsen S, Rangel J, Kaona F, Tembo M and Quick R. Social Marketing and Motivational Interviewing as Community Interventions for Safe Water Behaviors: Follow-up Surveys in Zambia. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 2002-2003; 21(1):51-65.

Macy JT y Quick RE. El Sistema de Agua Segura: Intervención de Calidad del Agua en el Hogar para Países en Vías de Desarrollo. Agua Latinoamerica. Julio/Agosto 2002; 2(4). (PDF, 84 KB) PDF Document

Macy J and Quick R. World Spotlight: The Safe Water System - A Household-Based Water Quality Intervention Program for the Developing World . Water Conditioning and Purification Magazine. April 2002; 44(4).

 

2001

Dunne E, Angoran-Bénié H, Kamelan-Tano A, Sibailly T, Monga B, Kouadio L, Roels T, Wiktor S, Lackritz E, Mintz E, Luby S. Is Drinking Water in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Safe for Infant Formula? Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. December 2001; 28(4):393-398.

Luby S, Agboatwalla M. Razz A, Sobel J. A Low-Cost Intervention for Cleaner Drinking Water in Karachi, Pakistan International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2001; 5(3):144-150.

Dunston C, McAfee D, Kaiser R, Rakotoarison D, Rambeloson L, Hoang A, and Quick R. Collaboration, Cholera, and Cyclones: Improving Point-of-Use Water Quality in Madagascar. American Journal of Public Health. October 1, 2001; 91(10).

Makutsa P, Nzaku K, Ogutu P, Barasa P, Ombeki S, Mwaki A, and Quick R. Challenges in Implementing a Point-of-Use Water Quality Intervention in Rural Kenya. American Journal of Public Health. October 1, 2001; 91(10).

Mintz E, Bartram J, Lochery P, and Wegelin M. Not Just a Drop in the Bucket: Expanding Access to Point-of-Use Water Treatment Systems. American Journal of Public Health. October 1, 2001; 91(10).

Mong Y, Kaiser R, Ibrahim D, Rasoatiana, Razafimbololona L, and Quick R. Impact of the Safe Water System on Water Quality in Cyclone-Affected Communities in Madagascar. American Journal of Public Health. October 1, 2001; 91(10).

Ogutu P, Garrett V, Barasa P, Ombeki S, Mwaki A, and Quick R. Seeking Safe Storage: A Comparison of Drinking Water Quality in Clay and Plastic Vessels. American Journal of Public Health. October 1, 2001; 91(10).

Reller M, Mong Y, Hoekstra M, and Quick R. Cholera Prevention With Traditional and Novel Water Treatment Methods: A Report of an Outbreak Investigation in Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar. American Journal of Public Health. October 1, 2001; 91(10).

Riley P , Jossy R, Nkinsi L, and Buhi L. The CARE-CDC Health Initiative: A Model for Global Participatory Research. American Journal of Public Health. October 1, 2001; 91(10).

Roberts L, Chartier Y, Chartier O, Malenga G, Toole M, Rodka H. Keeping clean water clean in a Malawi refugee camp: a randomized intervention trial (PDF, 288 KB)PDF Document. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2001. 79:280-287.

Steinberg E, Greene D, Bopp C, Cameron D, Wells J, and Mintz E. Cholera in the United States, 1995-2000: Trends at the End of the Twentieth Century. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2001; 184:799-802.

Sumathi Sivapalasingam, C. Friedman, J. Macy, B. Gold, R. Quick. Effective Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection in a High Prevalence Rural Bolivian Population Using Directly Observed Therapy. 50th Annual EIS Conference. April 2001.

2000

Thevos A, Quick R and Yanduli V. Motivational interviewing enhances the adoption of water disinfection practices in Zambia. Health Promotion International. 2000; 15(3):207-214.

Thevos A, Fred A, Kaona A, Siajunza M, Quick R. Adoption of Safe Water Behaviors in Zambia: Comparing Educational and Motivational Approaches. Education for Health. 2000; 13(3):366-376

1999

Daniels N, Simons L, Rodrigues A, Gunnlaugsson G, Forester T, Wells J, Hutwagner L, Tauxe R, Mintz E. First do no harm: making oral rehydration solution (ORS) safer in a cholera epidemic. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1999; 60:1051-5.

Quick R, Venczel L, Mintz E, Soleto L, Aparicio J, Gironaz M, Hutwagner L, Greene K, Bopp C, Maloney K, Chavez D, Sobsey M, Tauxe R. Diarrhea prevention in Bolivia through point-of-use disinfection and safe storage: a promising new strategy. Epi Infect. 1999; 122:83-90.

1998

Macy J, Quick R. Evaluation of a novel water treatment and storage intenvention in Nicaragua. Pan American Journal of Public Health. 1998; 3:135-6.

Rowe A, Angulo F, Roberts L, Tauxe R. Chlorinating well water with liquid bleach was not an effective water disinfection strategy in Guinea-Bissau. International Journal of Envirnomental Health Research. 1998; 8:339-40.

Semenza J, Roberts L, Henderson A, Bogan J, Rubin C. Water distribution system and diarrheal disease transmission: a case study in Uzbekistan. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1998; 59:941-6.

Sobel J, Mahon B, Mendoza C, Passaro D, Cano F, Baier K, Racioppi F, Hutwagner L, Mintz E. Reduction of fecal contamination of street-vended beverages in Guatemala by a simple system for water purification and storage, handwashing, and beverage storage. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1998; 59:380-387.

Luby S, Agboatwalla M, Raza A, Mintz E, Sobel J, Hussain S, Husan R, Ghouri F, Baier K, Gangarosa G. Microbiologic evaluation and community acceptance of a plastic water storage vessel, point-of-use water treatment, and handwashing in Karachi, Pakistan. 47th Annual EIS Conference. April, 1998.

1997

Quick R, et al. A new strategy for waterborne disease transmission. 23rd Water, Engineering and Development Centre Conference. Durban, South Africa. 1997.

1996

Quick R, Venczel L, Gonzalez O, Mintz E, Highsmith A, Espada A, Damiani E, Bean N, De Hannover R, Tauxe R. Narrow-mouthed water storage vessels and in situ chlorination in a Bolivian community: a simple method to improve drinking water quality. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1996; 54:511-516.

Reiff F, Roses M, Venczel L, Quick R, Will V. Low cost safe water for the world: a practical interim solution. Health Policy. 1996; 17:389-408.

1995

Mintz E, Reiff F and Tauxe R. Safe water treatment and storage in the home: A practical new strategy to prevent waterborne disease. Journal of the American Medical Association. 1995; 273:948-953.

 

 

  

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