Environmental Factors and Health Promotion Presentation: Accident Prevention and Safety Promotion for Parents and Caregivers of Infants

Environmental Factors and Health Promotion Presentation: Accident Prevention and Safety Promotion for Parents and Caregivers of Infants

• ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND HEALTH PROMOTION: ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND SAFETY PROMOTION FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF INFANTS

• ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR

Water Pollution/Contamination

• A child dies every 90 seconds from water related illnesses
• Stunted growth
• Chronic malnutrition
• 160 million children struggles with growth issues due water pollution and related infections

It is estimated that 160 million children struggles with chronic malnutrition and stunted growth due to water pollution issues. In addition, water.org (2019) states that every 90 seconds a child dies from water related illness across the world. Water contamination occurs due to uncontrolled pollution. Environmental Factors and Health Promotion Presentation: Accident Prevention and Safety Promotion for Parents and Caregivers of Infants

• CAUSES OF WATER CONTAMINATION

Water contamination is caused by domestic waste disposal to the surface water. These practices together with other human activities affects the quality of domestic water

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• EFFECTS WATER POLLUTION ON INFANTS

Effects of Water Contamination on infants

• Stomach illnesses
• Nausea
• Diarrhea
• Headaches
• Cramps
• Vomiting

Children are fond of interacting with environment in a different manner compared to adults. Also children take more water due to their body weights and needs and this exposes them to water related issues.  Critical effects top infants face due to exposes to contaminated water includes crumps, diarrhea, vomiting, headaches, and nausea. Health issues related to exposures to contaminated water may range from mild effects to severe ill health and in some cause death (Mannava, 2019) Environmental Factors and Health Promotion Presentation: Accident Prevention and Safety Promotion for Parents and Caregivers of Infants.

• EFFECTS OF CONTAMINATED WATER ON INFANTS

• IMPORTANT WATERS CONTAMINANTS

Three important water contaminants

• Lead
• Nitrates
• Manganese

Hydration is a sure way that helps infants to remain healthy and to acquire essential minerals. Quality of water is important and helps in keeping infants healthy. However, the increasing issues facing environment including rusted pipes, groundwater pollution, and indiscriminate dumping of waters causes extreme domestic water contamination (Evans, 2020).

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• LEAD CONTAMINATION
• Effects of High Levels Exposure
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• Convulsions
• Coma
• Organ failure
• Neurological damage
• Death
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• Effects of Low Levels Exposure
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• Inhibits growth
• Learning disabilities
• Hearing loss

Lead toxicity in water is a harmful substance to infants’ health. The effects depends on the degree of concentration and exposure duration. Waterborne routes contributes to over 20% of infants’ exposure which is achieved through consuming contaminated water (Mannava, 2019). Infants and children are vulnerable to lead which in high levels causes convulsions, organ failure, coma, major neurological damage and death. In low concentrations the exposure results into learning disabilities, stunted growth and hearing loss. (Palo, 2021). Environmental Factors and Health Promotion Presentation: Accident Prevention and Safety Promotion for Parents and Caregivers of Infants

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• NITRATE CONTAMINATION

Effects of Nitrate on Infants

• Methamoglonemia
• Irritability
• Heart defects
• Lethargic

Water contaminated with nitrates poses adverse effects to infants. For instance, the exposures causes methemoglobinemia which causes infants to develop blue skin color commonly known as ‘blue babies’. This mostly occurs to infants being fed using infant fo