Availability of safe drinking water and sanitation are two major issues faced by population,\nlack of which is causing many health threats to community in developing countries,\nespecially Pakistan. Current research is an attempt to analyze the exposure of these\nenvironmental health risks and their effect as incidence of diarrhea among children during\n2012-2013 in a small unplanned town of Farooqabad, District Bahawalnagar. Main objective\nof research is to provide set of strategies for community participation and organization to\nminimize the environmental health threats in such areas. Data pertaining to basic\ndemographics, sanitation, water supply and incidence of diarrhea was collected through\nextensive household survey while laboratory tests were carried out to check the drinking\nwater quality and identification of bacterial contamination in water. Finally this study\nculminates a strategic framework to anticipate the local environment in a sustainable and\nhealthy way. This study can be implemented in most of the towns of country which are\nconsidered as economically deprived areas.
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