@article{ref1,
title="Poor tap water quality experiences and poor sleep quality during the Flint, Michigan Municipal Water Crisis",
journal="Sleep health",
year="2017",
author="Kruger, Daniel J. and Kodjebacheva, Gergana D. and Cupal, Suzanne",
volume="3",
number="4",
pages="241-243",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: After inadequate official response to community concerns over water quality following changes in Flint's municipal water supply, this study sought evidence for a relationship between water quality and community mental health. <br><br>DESIGN: The Speak to Your Health Community Survey is a community-based participatory component of the health surveillance system in Genesee County, Michigan. This cross-sectional survey recruits participants from every residential Census Tract of the county and strives for demographic representativeness. <br><br>RESULTS: Respondents (n=834) rated their tap water quality (taste, smell, appearance) as poor (36%), fair (18%), good (20%), very good (17%), and excellent (10%). They rated their sleep quality as poor (12%), fair (28%), good (39%), very good (18%), and excellent (4%), and had an average (SD) sleep length of 408(90) minutes. Controlling for age, sex, years of education, and whether respondents were African American and Hispanic/Latino/a, lower perceived tap water quality was associated with lower sleep quality and shorter sleep length. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Results indicate that adverse health conditions related to the water crisis extend beyond lead poisoning in children and include deterioration of sleep conditions among adult residents.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 National Sleep Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2352-7218",
doi="10.1016/j.sleh.2017.05.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2017.05.007"
}