Safe and secure water is a cornerstone of modern life in the global North. This article
critically examines a set of prevalent myths about household water in high‐income …

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 …

Water is an essential nutrient that has primarily been considered in terms of its physiological
necessity. But reliable access to water in sufficient quantities and quality is also critical for …

Background We are facing a global water crisis. However, because most water indicators
assess physical availability or infrastructure in aggregate, knowing which sociodemographic …

Scholars and practitioners have been working on methodologies to measure water security
at a variety of scale and focus. In this paper, we critically examine the landscape of water …

Hand hygiene is critical for reducing transmission of communicable diseases, as we are so
acutely aware during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF has identified behaviour change …

Introduction Water fetching for household needs can cause injury, but documentation of the
burden of harm globally has been limited. We described the frequency, characteristics and …

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 …

Cities are rapidly expanding and invariably moving toward densification. Global challenges
such as climate change, land use change, environmental degradation, and expanding …