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NIH R01 · 2025

Expanding Safe Water Access to Improve Health Outcomes in Appalachia: The Rural Water Filtration and Health (RWELL) Trial

PROJECT SUMMARY Consumption of unsafe drinking water is associated with a substantial burden of disease. For children <5 years old, unsafe drinking water is one of the leading risk factors for enteric pathogen infection and diarrhea incidence. Violations of health-based regulations in public drinking water systems are highest in lower-income rural areas of the United States (US) overall, and particularly in the Central Appalachia region. Appalachia is also impacted by substantial disparities in health outcomes, including higher mortality rates for 7 of the 10 leading causes of death. Estimates indicate ~40 million people in the US live in homes with unregulated private wells. However, our…

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