Providing access to clean water, sanitary toilets and good
hygiene practices reduces these diseases substantially.
Not exact matches
Good hand
hygiene, including correct hand - washing technique, is the single most important
practice in
reducing the spread of skin infections, says a position statement by the National Athletic Trainers» Association on preventing, recognizing and treating skin infections in athletics, including community - associated methicillin - resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA - MRSA).
Staff at the two hospitals where Mr Litvinenko was treated are being advised on how to prevent contamination, as are his family, but the HPA stressed that normal
hygiene practices such as hand - washing would
reduce any radiation hazard.
Basic wellness
practices apply as well: Students and teachers should cover their coughs and use good hand
hygiene to
reduce the spread of infections.
Kalmbach had this advice: «It there's anything women or their partners can do to help promote good sleep for one another, whether it's helping out around the house to
reduce workload, planning romantic getaways, or just
practicing good sleep
hygiene, it could help protect against having problems in the bedroom.»
Such
practices include helping clients to select mattresses, wedges, and pillows that
reduce neuromuscular pain (Fung, Wiseman - Hakes, Stergiou - Kita, Nguyen, & Colantonio, 2013); modifying the sleep envi - ronment through adjustment to lighting, noise level, and external distractions (Wooster et al., 2015); and helping clients create and maintain daily life and sleep
hygiene routines that promote optimal sleep (Blanchard et al., 2015; Garms - HomolovĂ , Flick, & Rohnsch, 2010; Wooster et al., 2015).
Good hand
hygiene, achieved through hand washing with soap and warm running water, is considered to be the single most important
practice in
reducing transmission of infection [1] as hands can harbour over 150 species of bacteria.
In a report published by the Northern Ireland Education and Library Board, it was found that there are a number of strategic benefits to a clean school: creates a positive learning experience and contributes to the ethos and culture of the school; encourages good
hygiene practices; promotes a positive image to parents and reassures of pupil safety; teaches respect for property and environment;
reduces hidden costs associated with deterioration of property and expenditure on maintenance.
Good
hygiene practices and routine parasite screening of pets can
reduce the risk of human parasitism.
Less likely but potentially more damaging is that a criminal might be able to figure out your password and take over your email account, but if you
practice good password
hygiene you can
reduce this risk dramatically.
Provided specialized instruction for
practicing dental
hygiene with children including appropriate demeanor and how to
reduce fears of the dentist office.
At the first visit, dental assistants have an excellent opportunity to educate the parents or caregivers on good home oral
hygiene practices and how to
reduce the risk of their child developing oral disease and / or dental decay.