Department of Geography and Planning, University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Health Place. 2011 Jan;17(1):386-9. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.10.005. Epub 2010 Oct 20.
Source water protection has gained considerable attention in the water resources literature particularly after several well publicized (non-First Nations) water contamination events in Canada. This short report explores health and place through an examination of access to safe drinking water in a developed country. For First Nations in Canada, safe drinking water remains a serious, albeit under-reported, problem. The incidence of contaminated drinking water is pervasive in many First Nations communities. Attempts to "fix" water quality problems using technology alone have produced only limited success. It will be shown that greater attention to source water protection has potential for both to improve drinking water quality as well as to re-connect health and place for First Nations in Canada.
水源保护在水资源文献中受到了相当多的关注，尤其是在加拿大发生了几起广为人知的（非第一民族）水污染事件之后。本简短报告通过考察一个发达国家获取安全饮用水的情况，探讨了健康和场所之间的关系。对于加拿大的第一民族而言，安全饮用水仍然是一个严重的问题，尽管这一问题的报道相对较少。在许多第一民族社区，饮用水受到污染的情况普遍存在。仅通过技术手段来“解决”水质问题的尝试，成效有限。事实将表明，更加关注水源保护，有可能改善饮用水水质，并重新建立加拿大第一民族的健康与场所之间的联系。
