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Infection Prevention and Control in Home Healthcare

WEBInformation and infection prevention and control advice on specific diseases and disease issues, related to home healthcare. Cancer, Transplant etc Patients 2. Clinical and Other …

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What is home and everyday life hygiene

WEBIn 2018 IFH published a consensus report which sets out why hygiene in home and everyday life is such an important part of public health, and what needs to be done to …

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Hygiene Publications, Downloads, Reviews & Resources

WEBThe International Scientific Forum (IFH) was established in 1997 to develop and promote hygiene in home and everyday life settings based on sound scientific principles. Find a …

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Facts & Advice

WEBFactsheets & Hygiene Advice. IFH provides facts sheets on specific aspects of hygiene and hygiene issues for health professionals and the professional and consumer media. …

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The Hygiene Hypothesis and its Implications for Home Hygiene

WEBThe ‘Hygiene Hypothesis’, originally postulated in 1989, proposed that a lower incidence of infection in early childhood, transmitted by unhygienic contact with …

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Developing and promoting hygiene in home and everyday life to …

WEBIn response to the pandemic, the UK Government has published a 2021 vision for a National Health Resilience Strategy. This affirms that a “whole-of-society approach” is …

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The hygiene hypothesis and its implications for home …

WEB3 The hygiene hypothesis and its implications for home hygiene, lifestyle and public health: Summary Sally F Bloomfield1, Ros Stanwell-Smith2 and Graham A Rook3 September …

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HYGIENE FOR HEALTH

WEB3 Why hygiene – why a shared responsibility? Good health is the basis of prosperity and personal wellbeing the world over. Illness in the family may mean that parents cannot …

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Developing and promoting hygiene in home and everyday life …

WEBDr Sally Bloomfield, Chairman, International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene; Professor Lisa Ackerley, Vice Chairman IFH; Visiting Professor, University of Salford, Chartered …

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Breaking the chain of infection

WEBThe aim of this simple learning resource is to help you to visualise how infections are spread and how hygiene helps to break the chain of infection. Infectious …

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The Chain of Infection Transmission in the Home and Everyday Life

WEBThe objectives of this report are: To assess the strength of the causal link between hygiene (infection prevention and control) practice and infectious disease in home (household) …

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A 21st century view of infection control in everyday settings

WEBThe paper proposes a Microbial Theory of Health which encompasses our total relationship with our microbial world including protection against infection and the need for microbial …

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The Hygiene Hypothesis and its implications for home hygiene, …

WEBThis is a short summary of the IFH 2012 report which reviews the scientific and epidemiological evidence relating to the hygiene hypothesis, and examines the …

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How to avoid getting sick at the office

WEBThis advice sheet has been produced for those who work in healthcare professions, the media, those with responsibility for giving guidance to the public, and for …

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Are we too clean

WEBSince 2020, this has been the most frequently asked question referred to the IFH website. The public are concerned that reduced exposure to “harmful germs” due to social …

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Gym Hygiene: How to reduce the risks of infections in the gym

WEBThe gym is synonymous with exercise and health. But common community infections, including respiratory, skin and gastrointestinal infections can be contracted in …

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Impact of environmental hygiene interventions on healthcare

WEBPeters A, Schmid MN, Parneix P, Lebowitz D, De Kraker M, Sauser J, Zingg W, Pittet D. Impact of environmental hygiene interventions on healthcare-associated

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Infection Prevention and Control in Childcare settings

WEBThis guidance, produced by Health Protection Scotland, covers all day care facilities for children including nurseries, day-care centres, playgroups,crèches, children’s centres, …

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The 9 moments for hygiene – when cleanliness really matters

WEBHygiene practices which prevent spread of infectious diseases in our homes and everyday lives are a fundamental part of staying healthy. In this short YouTube …

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The Hygiene Doctor – passionate about hygiene

WEBDr Lisa Ackerley has been a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner in the UK for over 25 years. During this time she has become passionate about making a …

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Developing and promoting home and everyday life hygiene to …

WEBThe report shows that hygiene in our homes and everyday lives is of paramount importance in the 21st century and has played a critical role in fighting the

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The hygiene hypothesis misnomer and its potential impact on

WEBAllergic diseases including asthma, hay fever, eczema and food allergies have dramatically increased in industrialized countries over recent decades.

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