54 Health Problems from Unsafe Water
Stopbctnhbexnspcbread of diarrhea
This activity uses the stories from the activity “How diarrhea diseases spread”
(page 50) to show how to prevent diarrhea from being spread.
Time: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Materials: large sheet of drawing paper, colored pens or markers, sticky
tape, pictures from the activity “How diarrhea diseases spread” (page 50)
➊ Work in the same small groups as in the previous activity, “How diarrhea
diseases spread.” Each group looks at the pictures from “How diarrhea
diseases spread.” They then talk about how to stop the spread of disease
by washing hands, using toilets, protecting food and water,
and so on. Each of these actions is a barrier that blocks the
spread of diarrhea.
➋ When the group has agreed on what barriers will stop the
spread of germs, have the group draw pictures that show
the different ways to stop the spread of diarrhea diseases.
➌ The group then talks about how to change the story from “How
diarrhea diseases spread” to “Stop the spread of diarrhea.” Where
do the new drawings fit in the story so that they will stop the
spread of illness? The new drawings are taped in place in
the old story to show how the story can change.
➍ Each group shows its new stories. The whole
group talks about which disease barriers they
use and which ones they do not use. Do all the
disease barriers work all the time? Why, or why
not? Why is it hard to use some of these barriers?
How can the community work together to make
sure that diarrhea diseases do not spread?
A Community Guide to Environmental Health 2012