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2017 2 PERSONAL HYGIENE IN THE HEALTH SECTOR The focus on good personal hygiene is growing due to the increasing number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Inadequate personal hygiene may result in contagious diseases spreading, resulting in sick days, reduced ability to work, poor quality of life – or worst case premature death.
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Feb 24, 2009 · Personal Care, Hygiene, and Grooming A guide to help Direct Support Professionals understand the importance of health maintenance and the professional ethics that apply when providing personal care. Personal Care Guidelines are also included in this unit. Outcomes: • Understand why personal hygiene is an important part of good health maintenance
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health care and patient outcomes. The purpose of this guideline, Hand Hygiene Practices in Healthcare Settings, is to provide a framework for developing programs, policies and procedures for hand hygiene in healthcare settings. Guidelines, by definition, include principles and recommendations and should not be regarded as rigid standards.
germ transmission during health care. • Hand hygiene is therefore the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent health care-associated infections. • This brochure explains how and when to practice hand hygiene. WHO? • Any health-care worker, caregiver or person involved in direct or indirect
16. Hand hygiene practices among health-care workers 66 and adherence to recommendations 16.1 Hand hygiene practices among health-care workers 16.2 Observed adherence to hand cleansing 16.3 Factors affecting adherence 17. Religious and cultural aspects of hand hygiene 78 17.1 Importance of hand hygiene in different religions
• Hand Hygiene for Health Care Settings • Recommendations for the Prevention, Detection and Management of Occupational Contact Dermatitis in Health Care Settings • COVID-19 Preparedness and Prevention in Elementary and Secondary (K -12) Schools Checklist Other resources: • Protecting Your Hands Fact Sheet for Health Care Providers. 11
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WHY HAND HYGIENE? Saving lives Access to hand hygiene in health care facilities, schools, public places and homes is essential to protect global health and reduce the risk of future outbreaks. Scaling up hand hygiene in all settings could potentially prevent an estimated 165,000 deaths from diarrhoeal diseases each year.5
