PB HLTH 116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Congo River, Population Pyramid, Peace Corps
1 Nov 2016
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Student run ngo at uc berkeley no longer exists. Part of practice through global poverty and practice minor. Focus on water and sanitation initiatives - through education, low-cost filtration systems. Stayed with people in the slums to see how and when they collect water to see and in-home observations the issues. Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old, Lack of education versus lack of resources for have having clean hands. Access to potable drinking water is a basic human need, a right that should not be and is responsible for killing around 760,000 children every year (who). violated. Takes 3 weeks to form a new habit if practicing everyday. Created 3 week education program for first grade students who just started school. Fun games to teach students about germs. Ask them about ten minutes later to look at hands. Ask where they think the glitter came from.
