Transcript APARTMENT DO’S & DONT’S - Kentucky Refugee Ministries

Keep Clean and Stay Healthy
Refugee Health Program
Family Health Centers - Americana
with contributions by the ESL School
at Catholic Charities of Louisville
Migration & Refugee Services
Keep your apartment
clean to help keep
your family healthy!
In the Kitchen
• Use cutting boards.
• One for raw meats, and one
for fruits and vegetables.
• Clean them.
Keep roaches and ants away.
• Keep your apartment clean.
• Do not leave food out.
• Use Borax in your cabinets, by sinks,
and along floorboards.
Wash your dishes
as soon as you are finished using them.
Use bags for your garbage and empty
the trash daily.
garbage bags
garbage can
Take trash to dumpster.
Keep food in closed containers
at all times.
Keep food in the refrigerator or freezer.
freezer
chicken
milk
refrigerator
eggs
Do not put food or grease down the sink.
Clean the sink, counters, and tables.
Wash bathroom and
kitchen floors.
or
Make your own cleaners.
Scrub with baking soda.
or
Clean with white vinegar
and water.
In the Bathroom
Clean the toilet.
Use toilet brush and cleaner
for inside the toilet.
Only put toilet paper in toilets.
toilet paper
toilet
Clean the sink and bathtub or shower.
sink
bathtub
In Living Room and Bedrooms
Sweep daily.
Do not sweep into
Heating and Air
Conditioning Vents.
Mop floors weekly.
or
Dust furniture.
Vacuum carpets weekly.
Wash and change sheets weekly.
Do not leave garbage or other items
outside of your apartment, and do not
bring in furniture from outside.
Keeping your body and clothing
clean is important too.
Do laundry often.
laundry basket
Get the hygiene items you need.
Bathe daily and wear clean clothes.
Brush your teeth every
morning and every night.
Wash your hands often.
Keep clean and
stay healthy!