Transcription of Promoting hygiene - WHO
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74 CHAPTER 9 Promoting hygieneThe goal of hygiene promotion is to help people to understand and developgood hygiene practices, so as to prevent disease and promote positive atti-tudes towards cleanliness. Several community development activities can beused to achieve this goal, including education and learning programmes,encouraging community management of environmental health facilities,and social mobilization and organization. hygiene promotion is not simplya matter of providing information. It is more a dialogue with communitiesabout hygiene and related health problems, to encourage improved hygienepractices. Some key steps for establishing a hygiene promotion project, possibly with support from an outside agency, are listed in the text box a hygiene promotion project Evaluate whether current hygiene practices are good/safe. Plan which good hygiene practices to promote. Implement a health promotion programme that meets community needs and isunderstandable by everyone.
74 CHAPTER 9 Promoting hygiene The goal of hygiene promotion is to help people to understand and develop good hygiene practices, so …
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