There is a well‐established connection among water quality, sanitation, and physical health.
The potentially important relationship between water and mental health is considerably less …

Water is imperative for nutrition and health, economic productivity, and political stability; it
also holds cultural and symbolic meanings and functions. Household water insecurity is an …

Background Lack of access to clean water has well known implications for communicable
disease risks, but the broader construct of water insecurity is little studied, and its mental …

Objectives Over half of the world's population (4 billion people) experience severe water
scarcity at least one month per year, while half a billion people experience severe water …

Water security is a powerful concept that is still in its early days in the field of nutrition. Given
the prevalence and severity of water issues and the many interconnections between water …

We extend the conceptualization of the social and health burdens of household water
insecurity on children beyond the traditional narrow lens of microbiological pathogens and …

The right to water and sanitation is recognized as fundamental to attaining all other rights.
Despite the progress in access to water and sanitation in Low-and Middle-Income Countries …

Water insecurity—the lack of adequate and safe water for a healthy and productive life—is
one of the greatest threats facing humans in the coming century. By 2030, half of the world is …

Living in poverty significantly elevates risk of common mental disorders, but the underlying
mechanisms are poorly specified. The stress of coping with household food insecurity is …

Water connects the environment, culture, and biology, yet only recently has it emerged as a
major focus for research in human biology. To facilitate such research, we describe methods …