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Water, sanitation and hygiene standards for schools in low-cost settings /

Adequate provision of water supply, sanitation, hygiene and waste management in schools has a number of positive effects and contributes to a reduced burden of disease among children, staff and their families. Such interventions also provide opportunities for greater gender equity in access to educa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Health Organization
Otros Autores: Adams, John, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover13;
  • Contents13;
  • Acknowledgements
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Purpose and scope of these guidelines
  • 1.2 Policy rationale
  • 1.3 Audience
  • 1.4 School settings
  • 1.5 Relation to national standards and codes
  • 2 Importance of adequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene in schools
  • 2.1 Disease prevention
  • 2.2 Learning
  • 2.3 Gender and disability
  • 2.4 The wider community
  • 2.5 Life-long skills
  • 3 Implementation
  • 3.1 Positive policy environment
  • 3.2 Steps in setting and managing standards at national, district and local level
  • 3.3 Roles, responsibilities and intersectoral linkages at district and local level
  • 3.4 Coordination at the local level
  • 3.5 Using the guidelines to create targets for specific school settings
  • 3.6 Assessment and planning
  • 3.7 Phased improvements
  • 3.8 Technology choice, operation and maintenance
  • 3.9 Ongoing monitoring, review and correction
  • 3.10 Staff requirements and training
  • 3.11 Hygiene behaviour
  • 4 Guidelines
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Guidelines
  • 5 Assessment checklist
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography.