Health impact of rural drinking water safety program in China: Implications for life span of rural residents
发布时间：2026-07-01
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- 发布时间：
- 2026-07-01
- DOI码：
- 10.1016/j.indic.2025.100874
- 所属单位：
- 城市与环境科学学院
- 论文名称：
- Health impact of rural drinking water safety program in China: Implications for life span of rural residents
- 发表刊物：
- ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS
- 关键字：
- Health infrastructure;Health impact;Safe drinking water;Sanitation;Rural China
- 摘要：
- Ensuring access to safe and sustainable drinking water remains a critical challenge, particularly in rural regions, where health disparities are most pronounced. While global initiatives such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 6) prioritize water and sanitation, there remains limited empirical evidence linking rural water safety programs to measurable health outcomes over time. Addressing this gap, this study investigates the health impact of the Rural Drinking Water Safety Program (RDWSP) in China by employing village-level panel data (1995-2017) from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Using mean age at death as a pragmatic and consistently recorded proxy for overall health at the village level, the analysis demonstrates that increased access to safe drinking water significantly raises the mean age at death among rural residents. Furthermore, the study reveals that the health benefits of RDWSP emerge markedly five years post-implementation, with the most substantial effects observed in villages where the pre-program mean age at death was relatively low, reflecting poorer baseline health conditions. These findings highlight the trans-formative role of large-scale infrastructure programs in improving public health and mitigating rural health inequities. Our research underscores the need for sustained investments in health-focused infrastructure to achieve equitable development outcomes.
- 合写作者：
- Sarkar, Md Abdur Rouf,梁志会,张涛
- 第一作者：
- 沈雪
- 论文类型：
- 期刊论文
- 论文编号：
- 1986809868417372160
- 文献类型：
- 00001
- 卷号：
- 27
- 页面范围：
- 10
- ISSN号：
- 2665-9727
- 是否译文：
- 否
- 发表时间：
- 2025-09-01
- 收录刊物：
- SCI