Risk Factors for Pediatric Enteric Infection in an Urban Slum

D Berendes, J Leon, A Kirby, J Clennon, S Raj, H Yakubu, K Robb, A Kartikeyan, P Hemavathy, A Gunasekaran, B Ghale, JS Kumar, V Mohan, G Kang, and CL Moe

Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (September 2016)

David Berendes presented a poster entitled Risk factors for pediatric enteric infection in an urban slum: Examining the contributions of the household environment, neighborhood geography, and exposure behaviors. The poster presented research, which examined the contribution of a child’s household/neighborhood environments and behaviors associated with exposure to enteric infection risk in an urban slum in India. Both spatial data was collected and behavioral surveys were conducted to assess exposure. This poster was presented at the ISEE conference, an annual scientific conference that “includes plenary sessions, symposia, and poster and oral presentations of accepted abstracts.”

UNC 2015: Kate and Suraja Present the SaniPath Sub-Study in Maputo

Kate Robb and Suraja Raj gave a short talk on our Maputo sub-study during the MapSan: Measuring Health Impacts of Urban Sanitation side event this morning at the UNC 2015 Water and Health Conference. The slides are available for download by clicking the image below below—please feel free to drop us a line or send a Tweet our way if you have any questions!

Diagnostic Tools and Guidelines for FSM with a Focus on Fecal Waste, Tracking and Public Health

CL Moe, E Perez, S Raj, and D Berendes

3rd International Faecal Sludge Management Conference 2015 (January 2015)

As a side event during the 3rd International Faecal Sludge Management Conference, Dr. Christine Moe, Eddy Perez, Suraja Raj, and David Berendes presented within a session called Diagnostic Tools and Guidelines for FSM, with a focus on Faecal Waste and Tracking and Public Health. This session “presented the overarching framework of the WSP FSM study, and focused on key diagnostic tools being developed by GIZ, Emory University, and WSP.” This session used “presentations, case study-based group work, and open discussion” to familiarize participants with the SFD, SaniPath, and ESI tools. The session also gave participants the opportunity to engage with the tools and learn how to enhance the use and application of the tools to address FSM service delivery.