Sera L. Young
@profserayoung.bsky.social
Anthropologist & nutritionist; Professor at @NorthwesternU. I care deeply about improving maternal and child health, water security, and food security. And having fun. Definitely that too. www.WISEscales.org www.serayoung.org
iopscience.iop.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
See the IWISE Data in this feature by @foodwater.csis.org here: www.csis.org/analysis/liv...
Living the Global Water Crisis: How the World Experiences Water Insecurity
As the world grapples with water security challenges exacerbated by climate change, demographic change, and conflict, tools like the Water Insecurity Experiences (WISE) Scales help quantify the human ...
www.csis.org
August 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
See the IWISE Data in this feature by @foodwater.csis.org here: www.csis.org/analysis/liv...
August 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Materials in English, French, Portuguese & Spanish
💧 Learn how WISE data is changing policy & practice across Africa
#WorldWaterWeek #WaterSecurity #WISE
💧 Learn how WISE data is changing policy & practice across Africa
#WorldWaterWeek #WaterSecurity #WISE
August 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Materials in English, French, Portuguese & Spanish
💧 Learn how WISE data is changing policy & practice across Africa
#WorldWaterWeek #WaterSecurity #WISE
💧 Learn how WISE data is changing policy & practice across Africa
#WorldWaterWeek #WaterSecurity #WISE
Key findings: 1. Water insecurity increases depression risk. 2. Food insecurity impacts depression more than water insecurity. 3. Combined food and water insecurity heightens depression risk. 4. These effects are consistent across genders.
August 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Key findings: 1. Water insecurity increases depression risk. 2. Food insecurity impacts depression more than water insecurity. 3. Combined food and water insecurity heightens depression risk. 4. These effects are consistent across genders.
Thanks to co-authors Hilary Bethancourt, Teresa Shamah-Levy, Verónica Mundo Rosas, Alicia Muñoz Espinosa, Talia Ginsberg, Suneetha Kadiyala, Edward Frongillo, and Pablo Gaitán Rossi, and funders.
August 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Thanks to co-authors Hilary Bethancourt, Teresa Shamah-Levy, Verónica Mundo Rosas, Alicia Muñoz Espinosa, Talia Ginsberg, Suneetha Kadiyala, Edward Frongillo, and Pablo Gaitán Rossi, and funders.
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The utility of experiential water insecurity measures for monitoring and evaluating WASH programs: Case studies from Nepal and Sierra Leone
Progress toward safe water for all is predominantly tracked using directly observable, resource-based indicators, including primary water source and water collection travel time. There is growing…
journals.plos.org
August 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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