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contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > sanitation
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > public health practice > communicable disease control > sanitation

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sanitation  

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  • SANITATION IS THE ATTEMPT to keep the environment clean in order to prevent and control diseases. It is a concern of public health, governments, armed forces, and individuals. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Sanitation]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-KVTQ7B81-1

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