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The drinking water crises of Flint and Havelock North: a failure of public health risk management.
McLaren, S J; Sahli, M W; Selig, S; Masten, S J; Page, W H.
Afiliación
  • McLaren SJ; College of Health, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Sahli MW; Department of Public Health and Health Sciences, Coolege of Health Sciences, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI, USA.
  • Selig S; Department of Public Health and Health Sciences, Coolege of Health Sciences, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI, USA.
  • Masten SJ; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA E-mail: masten@egr.msu.edu.
  • Page WH; College of Health, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.
J Water Health ; 20(9): 1314-1328, 2022 Sep.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36170188
ABSTRACT
Between 2014 and 2016, there were two severe community water system (CWS) failures in Flint, Michigan (MI), USA and Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. These events had profound implications for public health in their respective countries. While the nature of both crises was different, certain aspects of the failings were strikingly similar. These included failure of authorities to protect the integrity of their source water, 'wait-and-see approach' to address problems if and when they occurred, negligent approach to regulatory oversight and responsibility, substandard facilities and lack of knowledge and training of staff, failure of consultants and advisory services engaged by suppliers, and failure of government agencies to enforce regulations. The lessons from both incidents must be learned, or similar tragic events are likely to reoccur. The six principles identified in the Government Inquiry into the Havelock North outbreak are an essential first step. The next step is to implement them throughout the drinking water sector.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Agua Potable Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Water Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Nueva Zelanda Pais de publicación: ENGLAND / ESCOCIA / GB / GREAT BRITAIN / INGLATERRA / REINO UNIDO / SCOTLAND / UK / UNITED KINGDOM

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Agua Potable Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Water Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Nueva Zelanda Pais de publicación: ENGLAND / ESCOCIA / GB / GREAT BRITAIN / INGLATERRA / REINO UNIDO / SCOTLAND / UK / UNITED KINGDOM