Washeteria closures, infectious disease and community health in rural Alaska: a review of clinical data in Kivalina, Alaska

Background. Kivalina is a northwest Alaska barrier island village of 400 people vulnerable to storm surges exacerbated recently by delayed winter sea and shore ice formation. The village has no in-home piped water or sewage; the “washeteria” is the only structure providing publ...

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Main Authors: Timothy K. Thomas, Jake Bell, Dana Bruden, Millie Hawley, Michael Brubaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-08-01
Series:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
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Online Access:http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/download/21233/pdf_1