Transcript Personal hygiene

Personal
hygiene
By
Dr. Shazia Rahman Shaikh
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Medicine and Public Health Sciences ,LUMHS
Hygiene
Hygiene is the study and
observance of health rules.
Hygiene refers to the set of
practices associated with
the preservation of health
and healthy living.
Hygiene
Hygiene is an old concept related to medicine, as
well as to personal and professional care
practices related to most aspects of living.
 In medicine and in home (domestic) and
everyday life settings, hygiene practices are
employed as preventative measures to reduce
the incidence and spreading of disease.
Personal Hygiene
Personal Hygiene is defined as
“The branch of health which is concerned with
the individual΄s adjustment to the physiological
needs of the body and mind for the attainment of
the maximum level of health”.
Personal Hygiene
Personal hygiene involves those practices that
promote:
Mental
Emotional
Physical health
Social well being of the individual
Character of an Individual
ENVIRONMENT
RESPONSE
HERITAGE
Heritage
Heritage is an innate factor.
It is what a person, actually is even before birth.
Environment
Environment is what an individual has, e.g
Relations
Friends
Housing
Food
Response
Response is what the individual does with one΄s
heritage in the prevailing environment.
MENTAL ASPECTS
OF
PERSONAL HYGIENE
Mental Aspects of Personal Hygiene
Mental hygiene deals with ways of human mind
to obtain personal and environmental
enrichment of life.
It deals with psychological concepts as:
Desires
Emotions
Satisfactions
Attitudes
SOCIAL ASPECT
OF
PERSONAL HYGIENE
Social Aspect of Personal Hygiene
Social aspect of personal hygiene is based upon
the principle that
No person, who should be called healthy,
has the right to do anything which would
harm his fellows
Drug addiction, use of tobacco are the aspects of
unhealthy social aspect of personal hygiene
PHYSICAL ASPECTS
OF
PERSONAL HYGIENE
Physical Aspects of Personal Hygiene
Personal hygiene involves those practices
performed by an individual to care for one's
bodily health and well being, through
cleanliness.
Good personal hygiene habits are related to the
different parts of body.
Hand Care
Nail Care
Wash your nails
Cut your nails and push your
cuticles
File your nails Inwards
Oral Hygiene
Bad Breath
Caused by the activity of certain types
of oral bacteria. Other causes:
Tongue not cleaned
Food stuck in teeth
Sinus problems
Stomach problems
Bathing & Hair clean
Care of the face
Wash the face two
times a day with a
mild soap or gentle
cleanser.
Use lotions if needed.
Care of Eyes, Ears, Nose
Care of feet
Care of Clothes
Conclusion
For the maintenance of good health both physical
and mental hygiene must be practiced regularly.
Physical and mental hygiene must go hand in
hand.
Hygiene is the secret of health.