"Gives Us Peace of Mind for Keeping Our Hands Clean": Targeted Handwashing Intervention Increases Water Use and Hand Hygiene in Rural Alaska

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Highlights a study on the hygiene outcomes of an intervention that installed Miniature Portable Alternative Sanitation System (Mini-PASS) handwashing stations in 14 rural Alaska Native communities. Details the lack of in-home water service in rural Alaska and the related health consequences. Evaluates the Mini-PASS intervention's outcomes in terms of handwashing station utilization and household water use.

Amanda Hansen, Gretchen Day, Marla Wehrli, Laura Eichelberger

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 84(1), 2569761

10/2025

Access · Environmental health · Infrastructure · Public health · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Alaska