General Health & Hygiene
General Health & Hygiene-
Health is the normal and healthy state of the body. ... Hygiene refers to good practices that prevent disease and lead to good health, especially cleanliness, proper disposal of wastewater and drinking water supply. It refers to all the activities that are done to improve and preserve, maintain good health
You must have heard the saying ‘health is wealth’. Most of you must be in good health. If you keep good health your parents may not have to worry about your health. Health is of prime concern for individuals as well as for the community at large.
Good health requires certain efforts and cannot be purchased. In this lesson we will discuss the characteristics of good health and the various factors that help to maintain it. Cleanliness inside and outside the house, along with proper sanitation helps in keeping the environment disease free. Knowledge of first aid can be of great help in saving a victim’s life in case of an emergency. You will learn about some first aid techniques also in this lesson.
OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
• define health and differentiate between personal and community health;
• explain the role of proper nutrition, healthy habits and physical exercise in maintaining good health; • define hygiene and suggest ways to show that health and hygiene are interrelated;
• define disease and classify diseases into communicable and noncommunicable types;
• mention the cause, mode of transmission, symptoms and preventive measures of some common communicable diseases;
• define immunity and list the various national immunisation programmes;
• define first-aid and identify some of its methods.
31.1 HEALTH AND HYGIENE
What is good health? Different people may consider good health differently. But to define it formally, health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. We take health as being free from diseases but it is much more than just the absence of a disease. Good health may enable us to do well at work and in life. Good health involves proper functioning of all body organs. It also involves feeling well both in body and in mind. People enjoying good health are cheerful, free from stress, and enjoy life to the fullest. Only if you are in good health you can be of help to others and the community.
What are the types of hygiene?
Types of personal hygiene
1-Toilet hygiene. Wash your hands after you use the restroom. ...
2-Shower hygiene. Personal preference may dictate how often you wish to shower, but most people 3-will benefit from a rinse at least every other day. ...
4-Nail hygiene. ...
5-Teeth hygiene. ...
6-Sickness hygiene. ...
7-Hands hygiene
1- washing the body often. ...
2-If this happens, a swim or a wash all over the body with a wet sponge or cloth will do.
3-cleaning the teeth at least once a day. ...
4-washing the hair with soap or shampoo at least once a week.
5-washing hands with soap after going to the toilet.
6-washing hands with soap before preparing and/or eating food.
7-changing into clean clothes. Dirty clothes should be washed with laundry soap before wearing them agai
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