Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Public Health

Research Area block

Public health solutions must incorporate a multitude of contributing environmental factors.

The Stanford Woods Institute works with partners in low- and middle-income countries, primarily in Asia and Africa, to solve challenges facing water supply, water quality, sanitation, hygiene, health, energy and food production. Stanford researchers are working to strengthen the scientific basis for water and sanitation decision-making, enhance developing countries’ capacity for sustainable water and wastewater management and improve the health and well-being of households in some of the world’s poorest countries.


Research Centers and Programs

Water, Health & Development »

Working with partners in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, Stanford researchers with the Program on Water, Health & Development are identifying ways to improve and increase the sustainability of water supply and sanitation service delivery, while also enhancing capacity for sustainable water and wastewater management in developing countries.

La Iniciativa Osa y Golfito (INOGO) »

La Iniciativa Osa y Golfito (INOGO) es una colaboración internacional enfocada en diseñar una estrategia para un desarrollo humano sostenible y gestión ambiental en la región de Osa y Golfito de Costa Rica. INOGO se diseñó para construir sobre los esfuerzos previos en la región, trabajando de la mano con...


News & Press Releases

Superstorm Sandy a Reminder that Climate Change isn’t ‘Science Fiction,’ Top UN Official Says »

November 9, 2012

UNDP Administrator Helen Clark visits Stanford to set the stage for international climate talks taking place in Doha, Quatar later this month.

Source: Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Rob Jordan

Finding Common Threads in Global Water Crises »

October 24, 2012

What does drought in Kansas have to do with under-utilized groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Source: Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Rob Jordan

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Publications

Published Work
Hands, Water and Health: Fecal Contamination in Tanzanian Communities with Improved, Non-Networked Water Supplies »

May 1, 2010 - Jennifer Davis, Amy Pickering, Alexandria Boehm, Sarah Walters, Helena Horak, Daniel Keymer, Douglas Mushi, Rachelle Strickfaden, Joshua Chynoweth, Jessie Liu, Annalise Blum, Kristen Rogers

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