E-CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
This is an invitation to subscribe to an electronic conference on the "Hygiene Improvement Framework." The conference will run from March 1-29, 2002. BACKGROUND The USAID-funded Environmental Health Project (EHP), will be conducting the online conference from March 1-29, 2002. This online conference is in partnership with the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), as part of a series of electronic discussions ahead of the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto, March 2003. EHP has developed the Hygiene Improvement Framework as a way to focus investments in WS&S interventions on health, especially diarrheal diseases. The Hygiene Improvement Framework is an integrated approach that combines access to hardware, hygiene promotion, and enabling environments. This framework allows these three components to be integrated and the strong underlying message is that all three components must be included if WS&S projects are to have a greater impact on health. OBJECTIVES AND AGENDA The objectives of the conference will be the following; · Present and discuss the Hygiene Improvement Framework · Share examples of field activities that illustrate the use of hygiene promotion in integrated WS&S projects. · Discuss the implications of the Hygiene Improvement Framework for designing and implementing WS&S projects · Summarize the main conclusions of the conference and discuss possible follow-up The e-conference will be organized around each of these objectives, with one week being devoted to each objective. March 1-8 - Presentation and discussion of the Hygiene Improvement Framework March 11-15 - Field examples of integrating hygiene promotion into WS&S projects March 18-22 - Implications for designing and implementing WS&S projects March 25-29 - Next steps and summary The conference will be co-facilitated by EHP staff members Fred Rosensweig and Chris McGahey. PARTICIPANTS This conference will be of interest to those organizations and individuals interested in maximizing the health impact of WS&S activities. The conference will be most relevant to those that are responsible for planning and implementing field activities. These include a wide range of development practitioners including bilateral and international agencies, NGOs, and host country agencies. Other participants are also very welcome to participate. The background paper for the conference will be available on February 15, 2002. TO SUBSCRIBE There are two ways to subscribe: 1. Either online, at : <http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=hygiene-behaviour&A=1> Complete your email address and your name only, then choose 'join the list'. 2. To subscribe by email, send the following message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Join HYGIENE-BEHAVIOUR FIRSTNAME LASTNAME (replacing FIRSTNAME LASTNAME with your own names). You will be sent an automated Welcome message, with further details and Instructions by Julie Woodfield ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), the e-conference moderator .................................... ... Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council c/o World Health Organisation (CCW), 20 Avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Tel. +41 22 791 3544, Fax +41 22 791 4847, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: www.wsscc.org
