Improve sanitation facilities by providing toilets and latrines that flush into a sewer or safe enclosure. Promote good hygiene habits through education. Proper hand washing with soap and water.
Food storage for the proper time and at safe temperatures.
The speaker feels excited, and wants to read books. It describes how they have a yearning in their heart to read, these books that make them feel like they're in another world, and it's all at his fingertips.