The lessons and experience of EHP II build on and refine what was learned from the
predecessor EHP I and Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) projects.
| Title | Advancing environmental health for disease prevention : past experiences and future priorities : lessons learned from EHP 1999-2004 |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Environmental Health Project -Arlington, VA, US, EHP |
| Pagination | vi, 35 p. |
| Date Published | 2004-10-01 |
| Publisher | Environmental Health Project (EHP) |
| Place Published | Arlington, VA, USA |
| Keywords | behaviour, community participation, disease control, evaluation, government organizations, health aspects, information transfer, institutional development, integrated approach, manpower development, non-governmental organizations, partnerships, planning, policies, private sector, safe water supply, sanitation, sustainable development |
| Abstract |
The lessons and experience of EHP II build on and refine what was learned from the
predecessor EHP I and Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) projects. In diarrhoeal disease, EHP promoted the integration of hygiene with other child health activities by developing the Hygiene Improvement Framework. For malaria, EHP's challenge was to explore the possibilities of integrated vector management within a program context that focused on insecticide-treated bednets and case management. EHP also worked on the integration of population-health-environment (PHE) activities at field level, and urban issues. EHP focused on both advancing the state of the art in urban environmental health, as well as looking at the overall urban health agenda more broadly. A lesson cutting across the range of EHP experiences was the crucial importance of working in partnership. The lessons presented here were learned through various types of collaborative arrangements with a wide array of partners, including international organizations, NGOs, other donors, universities, and the private sector. With publication of these lessons learned, USAID's Environmental Health Project (EHP) is brought to a closure.
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| Notes | Includes references |
