Protectingthe Source

Wheresthe Soap?

Healthy Habits

Healthy people

Do Knot Passit Along

The Path toHealthy Water

Words ofWisdom

Breaking theChains of

Transmission

Healthy Water

healthy Habits

Healthy People

Illustrations byPeter Grosshauser

A.Pedro'shandspickedupgermsfromfeceswhenhewenttothebathroom.

C.Pedroatefoodwithdirtyhands,spreadingthegermsfromhishandstohismouth.

Therearegermsbothhealthyandunhealthy,allaroundusandinsideourbodies.Thesegerms,alsocalledmicroorganisms,areinvisibletous.Theycanonlybeseenthroughamicroscope.

Somegermscausedisease.Thesedisease-causinggermscangetintoourbodieswhenwedrinkcontaminatedwateroreatcontaminatedfood.

Once upon a time there was a clean water environment.

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DirectionsHelpPedropreventthespreadofdiseasebyusingthehealthyhabitsattherightofthepage.Foreachsectioninthediagram,listthehealthyhabitsthatwillstopthespreadofdisease.

Fecal-oral=feces-to-mouth.Germsfromfecescanget

intoyourmouththroughyourhands,foodorwater.

What isfecal-oral

transmission?

Healthy Habits ... Healthy People

The Value of WaterFollow the story in the boxes at the corner of each page to find out how you can protect your water.

Follow me ...

Microorganisms are like the hot parts of chiliesyou cant see

them but you dont wantto touch your eye after touching a chili!

Microorganism

Micro = very small

Organism = living

thing

D.Pedrodrankdirtywater,washedfoodwithdirtywateroratewithdishesthathadbeenwashedindirtywater,therebytakingfecalgermsintohisbody.

But cities grew bigger, people collected non-recyclabletrash and there were no toilets.

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Fecal-oral=feces-to-mouth.Germsfromfecescanget

intoyourmouththroughyourhands,foodorwater.

What isfecal-oral

transmission?

Healthy Habits ... Healthy PeoplePracticing healthy habits helps you avoid exposure to microorganisms that can make you feel sick.

Follow me ...

B.FecesenteredPedroswatersourcesduringheavyrains.Thiscanalsohappenfromdirtydiapersorfrompoorlydesignedsewagesystems(suchaslatrinesnexttorivers).

Washinghandswithsoapandwater

Purifyingwater

Washingfruitsandvegetableswithclean

water

Keepingacleanhouseandespeciallyaclean

kitchen

Disposingofuseddiapersintrashbinsdonotallowfecestoenter

watersources

Do "Knot" Pass It AlongDirectionsFindthedifferencesinthetwoscenesbelow.Whichoneofthetwoscenescontainshealthyhabits?Checkyouranswersonthebackcover.

Germsareeverywhere.Eachtimewetouchsomething,wecanspreadgermsorpickupnewgerms.Washingyourhandswithsoapandwaterfrequentlythroughoutthedaycanhelpwashthesegermsaway.

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The waters environment became very dirty and unhealthy.

Do "Knot" Pass It Along

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Take a Hands Holiday!Fortherestoftheday,sendyourhandsonaholidaybyavoidingtouchinganythingwithyourhands.Useyourhiptopushopenadoor.Moveabookasidewithyourelbow.Takenoteofthethingsyoucouldnotavoidcontactingwithyourhands.Thesearesomeoftheplaceswheregermsgather.

Tokeepfromspreadinggerms,coveryourmouthwiththecrookofyourelboworwithahandkerchiefwhenyousneezeorcough.Ifyoudosneezeintoyourhand,makesuretoimmediatelywashthegermsawaywithsoapandcleanwater.

Follow me ...

People did not care about the water and threw trash into it.

Have a

Handwashing

Party!

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Where's the Soap?Why use soap? Soapremovesgermsbetterthanjustrubbingyour

handstogetherwithwater.

Washingyourhandswithsoapcutsyourriskofgeingdiarrheaalmostinhalf!

Nothingissimplertogetdisease-causinggermsoffyourhandsthanwashingwithsoapandwater.

1.GetReady!GetSoap!Rollupyoursleevesandgetyourhandswet.Rubsoapalloveryourhandsuntilyouhavesomebubblesorfoam.

2.ScrubThoseHands!Rubyourhandstogetherforatleast20seconds.SingtheHandWashingSongorcountoff20secondstomakesureyougivethesoapplentyoftimetowork!Besuretogetallthepartsofyourhandsfront,backandyourwrists.

Fernando and Claudia noticed that the water was not clean.

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Where's the Soap?

follow me ...

3.RinseGermsAway!Pourcleanwateroveryourhands.UseapitcheroraTippyTapifyoudonthaveaspigotortapwater.Remembertousecleanwaterwhenyourinse!

4.ShakeItDry!Shakeyourhandsdryoruseacleantowel.

SingtothetuneofLa Cucaracha

LavatusmanosMojatusmanosSiempreusaeljabn

FrotatusmanosPoradelantePoratrs,ylosdedos

YlospulgaresBajolasuasEnjugatelasmanos

Lavatusmanos20segundosUsaaguayjabn

Hand Washing Song

They decided the community needed to make the water healthy for drinking and bathing.

Youpurifydrinkingwaterforyourfamily.Advance2spaces.

Breaking the Chains of Transmission

Youteachfive

peopleinyourcommunityhowtoprotectthewatersource.Allplayersadvancetothenext

bluespace.

Youforgettowashyourhandsbefore

eating.Skipaturn.

Youwashyourhands

beforepreparingdinner.Advance

2spaces.

Youturnoffthefaucetafterwashingyourhands.Takeanotherturn.

Yourfamilygets

sickfromeatingrawunwashed

vegetables.Skipaturn.

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How to Play 1.Useasmallobject,suchabottlecaporarock,

asagamepieceforeachplayer.

2.StartfromHomeandmovearoundtheboardclockwise.

3.Rolladietodeterminewhowillgofirst.Theplayerwiththehighestnumberstartsthegame.(Ifyoudonothavedicethenyoucanusesix

uncookedbeanswhicharecoloredononesidetossthebeansandcountthenumberofbeanswiththecolor.)

4.Rollthedieorthrowthebeanstodeterminehowmanyspacestomove.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthespacewhereyouland.Ifyoulandonanopenorbluespace,staythereuntilyournextturn.

6.Rollthedieorthrowthebeansonceperturn.Aftereachplayerisfinished,thenextplayertothelefttakesaturn.

7.IfyouaresenttothehospitalyoumustreturnHometotheStartonyournextturn.

8.ThefirstplayertomakeitfromHometoSchoolwins!YoudonotneedtolanddirectlyontheSchool

spacetowin.

Follow me ...Fernando and Claudia organized a water cleanup day with their school.

Home (Start)

Breaking the Chains of TransmissionPlay this game to learn about healthy habits!

Youforgettowashyourhandsbefore

eating.Skipaturn.

Youthrowtrash

intoatrashbin.Advance2spaces.

Youdrainwaterfrom

thetiresaroundyourhousetokeepmosquitoesaway.

Advance2spaces.

Youwashyourhands

afterusingthebathroom.Advancetothenextblue

space.

Youusedcleanandcovered

containerstostoreyourhouseholdwater.Advance2

spaces.

Youforgetto

washyourhandsafterusingthelatrineandgetdiarrhea.GototheHospital.

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Follow me ...

Yourippeda

holeintheinsectnettingfromyourbed.Gotothe

hospitalfordenguefevertreatment.

Yourclassorganizesawatercleanupdayinthe

communityandpicksuptrash.Allplayersadvancetothenext

bluespace.

They picked up trash and created signs to remind people to throw trash in bins.

hospitalStart over on your next turn

School (Finish)Congratulations! Now that you're at school, you can

teach other children about healthy habits.

Protecting the SourceDirectionsThescenebelowhasfivehealthyhabitsandthreehabitswhichneedtobefixed.Canyoufindthehealthyhabits?Howcanyoufixanyproblems?UsetheHealthyHouseholdWaterChecklisttohelpguideyou.Checkyouranswersonthebackcover.

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Follow me ...They created posters about how to deposit garbage in the correct bins for disposal or recycling.

Protecting the Source

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Fixanyleakingfaucetsorconstantrunningwater.

Turnoffthefaucetsbetweenwashingandwateringsoasnottowastewater.

Purifyalldrinkingwaterinthehousethroughboiling,chemicaltreatmentor

SODIS(solardisinfection).

Placealltrashintrashbins.DONOTALLOWTRASHTOENTERANYWATERSOURCES!

Storewaterincleanandcoveredcontainers.

Buildarainharvestingsystematyourhouseinordertoconserveandgatherhealthywater.

Maintainahealthysewagesystem.Donotthrowpaper,trashordiapersintothetoilet.

Healthy Household Water Checklist

Then the school children created a song about keeping the water clean for the community.

The Path to Healthy Water1.Startatthefaucetatthebottomofthepage

andfollowthestepsalongtheyellowpathtolearnabouthealthydrinkingwater.

2.Answeranyquestionsalongthepath.Writethelargeblueletterateachstepalongthepathintothecorrespondingnumberedspaceinthesecretphraseatthetopofthepage.

3.Onceyouhavecompletedthepathtohealthywateryouwillhaveallofthelettersforthesecretphrase.

Directions

Next,purifyyourdrinkingwater.Whatarethethreewaystopurifywater?(continuetosteps2-4)

Howshouldyoustoreyourdrinkingwater?Followthepathtolearnhowtostore

cleandrinkingwatercorrectly.

Start12

PurifyWaterwithSODIS(solardisinfection).

3.

Addchemicalstotreatwater.

4.

Storewaterinacleancontainer.

5.

BoilwatertopurifyIt.2.

First,collectwaterinacleancontainer.

1.

Soon everyone was protecting the water.

The Path to Healthy Water What is the secret phrase? Check your answer on the back

cover.

Whatshouldyoudobeforeeatingordrinking?Gotostep7tofindout!

Follow me ...

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BefoRetakingwaterfromacontainer,youshouldwashyourhandswithsoapandwater.

7.

Enjoyhealthydrinkingwater.

8.

Thebestcontainertostorewaterinhasacoverandatapatthebottom.

6.

Fernando, Claudia and their families had healthy water for drinking and bathing.

3 4 6 8 7 2 5 1L I E

Words of Wisdom

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Theproverbaboutawaterjug(picturedbelow)teachesanimportantlessontous.Wheninterpreteditmeansthatnothinglastsforever.Unlessweconserveandprotectourwatersourcestheycoulddisappear.

Listthreewaysyoucanprotectandconserveyourwatersourcesothatyouandyourfamilymayenjoyhealthywaterformany,manyyears.

A jug

carr

ies wa

ter until

its handle breaks of .

Sgame...

Throwtrashintobins

Turnofffaucetswhenfinishedwithwater

The water was a clean environment again.

Words of Wisdom

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Test your water wisdomCheckyouranswersonthebackcover.

1.Whatareacceptablemethodstopurifyyourdrinkingwater?a.Boilingitfor3minutesb.Usingsolardisinfection,knownasSODISc.Usingchemicaltreatmentsuchaschlorined.alloftheabove

2.Youshouldwashyourhandsafterwhichofthefollowingactivities?a.Usingthelatrineb.Cookingricec.Eatingfruit

3.Whichofthefollowingisacommonplacetopickupgermsorpassthemalongonyourhands?a.Latrineb.Doorhandlec.Handshaked.Alloftheabove

4.Whenyouwashyourhands,soapmoleculesgrabontodirtandgerms,allowingwatertorinsethemaway.TrueorFalse?

5.Afteryouvelatheredupwithsoap,howmanysecondsshouldyouspendvigorouslywashingyourhands?a.Atleast20b.Notmorethan30c.60

6.Whichactivitiesrequirepurifiedwater?a.Drinkingandbrushingteethb.Washingdishesandsilverwarec.Washingfruitsandvegetablesthatwillbeeatenrawd.Alloftheabove

7.Awatersourceisapersonwhosellsbottledwater.TrueorFalse?

Sgame...

Throwtrashintobins

Disposeofdirtyrinsewaterawayfromwatersources

Cleanuptrasharoundariver

Donotallowfecestoenterwatersources

How can you keep your water source healthy?(answers on back cover)

The scene on the left shows habits that need fixing circled in blue. The scene on the right shows healthy habits circled in red.

Project WET FoundationVision: Every child understands and values water through action-oriented education, ensuring a sustainable future. www.projectwet.org

Healthy Water, Healthy Habits, Healthy People is brought to you by

The Path to Healthy Water, pages 12-133The secret phrase is: WATER is LIFE

Test of water wisdom, pages 14-151. d. all of the above2. a. You should wash your hands AFTER using

the latrine and BEFORE cooking rice or eating. However, if you touch raw meet be sure to wash your hands afterwards, as well. Remember, you can always wash your hands anytime!

3. d. all of the above4. True. Soap molecules are attracted to dirt and

germs on one end and water on the other end, allowing the soap to grab molecules and wash them away.

5. a. at least 206. d. all of the above7. False. A water source is the supply of water

for a community, such as a river, ground water or rain water.

How can you keep water sources healthy for the future? Throw trash into a trash bins Turn off faucets when you are finished

with the water Dispose of dirty rinse water away from water

sources Clean up trash around a river Maintain latrines away from water sources Do not allow feces to enter water sources

Project Team:Julia Nelson, Project Manager, Project WET FoundationJohn Etgen, Project Leader, Project WET FoundationDennis Nelson, President and CEO/Science methods contributor, Project WET FoundationMeg Long, Financial Management, Project WET FoundationAndre Dzikus, Chief of Water and Sanitation Branch, UN-HABITATVictor Arroyo, Chief Technical Advisor of Water and Sanitation Branch for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN-HABITAT

Healthy HabitsHealthy People, pages 2-31. Washing hands2. Washing hands3. Dispose of dirty diapers in trash bins4. Purifying water, Washing fruits and vegetables with clean water

* In addition to the habits mentioned here, keeping a clean house can help stop the spread of diseases.

Protecting the Source, pages 10-11Healthy Habits are circled in red; habits that need fixing are circled in blue.

Answer Key

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)Mission: To promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all. www.unhabitat.org

Reviewers:Kristen Tripp, Sandra DeYonge, Morgan Perlson, Molly Ward, Linda Hveem

Designed by Abby McMillen, folk dog artIllustrated by Peter GrosshausertField tested by teachers and students in C.E. Quezaltepec y C.E. Lotipicacin Santa Carlota, El Salvador; Litoral in Patacamaya, Bolivia; IEFEMP in Quibd, Colombia; and E.E. Jos Carlos Maritegui in Huancayo, Per

Thank you to all who contributed to the development of this publication.

Healthy Habits Purifying water using SODIS, chemical (chlorine)

treatment and boiling water Storing water in a clean, covered container All trash is contained in a covered trash bin The house has a covered rain water harvesting

system

Habits to fix Leaking shower head Throwing trash in the toilet Letting the water run while washing

Do Knot Pass it Along, pages 4-5

ISBN for PDF ebook edition: 978-1-888631-87-6

Published by the Project WET FoundationDennis L. Nelson, President and CEO

2011 by UN HABITAT and the Project WET Foundation. All rights reserved. Printing this booklet for educator and student use is permitted.

PDF ebook edition, April 2014.

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