According to a new Position Paper published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) online, improved everyday hygiene practices, such as hand-washing, reduces the risk of common infections ...

Written by Elizabeth A. Scott PhD, MPhil. College of Natural, Behavioral and Health Sciences, Simmons University, MA, USA. Exploring the evidence to support the role of home and community hygiene in ...

In western Uganda, UNICEF education programs teach communities about the health risks of open defecation and the benefits of handwashing at home and at school. Josephine Mukonyezi, a 26-year-old ...

A lack of soap is the most often reported barrier to effective hand hygiene—key to curbing the spread of infection—in shared community spaces, such as households, schools, and public places, finds a ...

Everyday hygiene decreases the need for antibiotics by up to 30 percent, helping to prevent daily deaths from antimicrobial resistance (AMR), reports a new study. The findings of the study are ...

SAN ANTONIO - A major healthcare institution is helping local families in need get free hygiene supplies. On Tuesday, Superior HealthPlan announced over $700,000 in funding for Community Hygiene ...

Nathalie Cerin, program manager of community hygiene (top) and Colleen Hendrick, community hygiene coordinator, demonstrate how the Community Hygiene Truck delivers items to people. (Kimberly ...