hygiene and sanitation

     Importance of personal hygiene

  Good personal hygiene is important for both health and social reasons.  It forces your hands, head and body to be clean to prevent the spread of germs and disease.  Your personal hygiene benefits your own health and also affects the lives of those around you.

  The social benefits associated with personal habits should also be considered.  Since it involves washing your body every day and taking care of yourself, it reduces the possibility of body odor and thus, there is no possibility of embarrassment at work or at school.

  What does a good personal hygiene routine look like?

  We are aware that a person should have a personal hygiene routine and this is important but what does it involve?  We have compiled some steps in the write-up below so that your family can keep themselves clean and free of pesky germs that can cause illness in the future.

  wash hands

 Your hands are the first place to start with your personal hygiene routine. We use our hands constantly during the day, touch many different surfaces, shake hands with people, eat our food, type on a laptop or use a normal telephone at work, or  Also play in school.  Naturally, our hands are the largest carriers of germs.

  One of the fastest and simplest ways to ensure that your family is safe from illness is to practice good hand hygiene.  It can keep diseases such as cold, cough, flu and gastroenteritis (all of which can be contracted or passed through poor hand hygiene).  You can prevent disease-causing germs by repeatedly washing your hands with water and soap.

•   Before eating or cooking
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•   Before having a baby
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•   After visiting the toilet
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•   After coughing or sneezing, or being in       contact with someone who is ill 
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•   After exposure to animals

  Dental care

 Taking care of your teeth and practicing good oral hygiene wards for gum disease, bad breath, tooth decay and many infections.  Always remember:

  Make sure you and your family brush your teeth twice a day - after breakfast, and before bed.

  Floss teeth daily

  Keep your toothbrush in a clean, dry place and change regularly

  Bathing

  Take a bath every day using warm water and soap.  You can consider showering twice a day when the weather is warm.  Daily bathing is an integral part of good personal hygiene because bathing daily with soap and warm water removes body odor as it kills odor-causing bacteria.

 Skin infections such as athlete's foot can be reduced by carefully washing and drying the affected areas daily.

  Shampoo and condition your hair at least once a week to keep the scalp clean and prevent head lice.

  After being out all day or trapped in unexpected depression, reach home and take a hot bath using soap to remove any harmful germs from your body.

  Hygienic Clothing

  Germs and dirt can also stick on your clothes.  Wash clothes you wear after each use so that these germs and impurities are removed.  This is especially important if you are in contact with a sick family member or friend.  Remove all traces of germs for your laundry load.  When you wear them, your clothes will be clean and full of smell.

  Personal hygiene is not difficult.  Once you have a personal hygiene routine in place, it becomes a habit in no time.  It is also important to set an example for your children so that they too can keep their personal hygiene routines to follow.