What do we do first thing in the morning when we wake up? We wash our hands and faces, we brush our teeth. What do we do before our meal or after using the toilet? We wash our hands again. After sports activity, or after work or school, we shower regularly, using various products, like soaps and shampoos, to be clean and comfortable. Frequent hand washing, face washing, bathing with soap and water, and all other behaviors, that can improve cleanliness and lead to good health together are all called HYGIENE. But not only cleaning ourselves is considered hygiene. Cleaning our surroundings, surfaces, and personal items also contribute to hygiene. Hygiene is very important in our lives because is tightly connected with good health and overall well-being.
In this lesson, we are going to learn about hygiene, and we will discuss:
The practice through which people maintain or promote good health is called Hygiene. Making themselves and their surroundings clean, which understand cleaning, disinfecting surfaces, items of personal use, hands, and body, all because of breaking the chain of infection, contributes to hygiene.
Maintaining proper hygiene is crucial for health. Many diseases can be spread if the hands, face, or body are not washed appropriately at key times. If hygiene is found to be at a high level, many infectious diseases will not be spread that much. And the opposite, if found on a low level, the diseases can spread easily and people will be often sick.
But there are some conditions in order for people to have the ability to maintain hygiene. Water is crucial. Next are products that are needed for cleaning ourselves and our surroundings.
In many areas of the world, practicing personal hygiene etiquette is difficult. Many people live in conditions that make it difficult to maintain good hygiene. Homes, schools, and health centers have dirt floors; water that is crucial for washing and bathing is unavailable, and that is why maintaining hygiene can be a challenge.
Hygiene can be:
Personal hygiene is how you care for your body. Keeping the body clean has positive effects on a person's social life and physical and mental health.
Personal hygiene includes:
Domestic hygiene activities include all the work which is done to keep the house and people's clothes and bedding clean. Keeping our surroundings and items for personal use is very important.
Domestic hygiene includes:
Some health measures can be undertaken only by the community as a whole, so here community hygiene plays a role. It refers to the cooperative effort to bring greater health and prevention of disease to a group of people living near one another.
Community hygiene includes:
The above-mentioned hygiene practices can help you and the people around you prevent illnesses. Maintaining proper hygiene reduces the risk of disease and negative medical conditions that stem from bad hygiene. Hygiene is giving you a boost in confidence and positively impacts personal relationships. Keeping the body clean has positive effects on a person's social life and physical and mental health. Only maintaining the three types of hygiene brings the results. If only personal hygiene is performed, the risk of diseases is still there. If the surfaces are dirty and we touch them we are still at risk of germs entering our bodies. If the roads and streets are not clean, for example, we will bring germs into our houses. If each type of hygiene is on a high level then we are accomplishing the target - staying safe and free from diseases.
Hygiene products for personal hygiene are products that we use to clean ourselves in our daily lives. They are intended for use on the skin, hair, or teeth.
Hygiene products for personal hygiene include:
Hygiene products for environmental hygiene are products that we use to clean our surroundings and personal items. Hygiene products for environmental hygiene include:
Even if these products help us and our surroundings stay clean, they can harm the environment because of their chemical composition. If possible always try to use environment-friendly products. That is how we can help ourselves and our planet.
