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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Bathroom and Toilet Hygiene in the Home

WEBThe hygiene practice advice given in this document is taken from the IFH/IPS training resource: HOME HYGIENE – prevention of infection at home: a training resource for …

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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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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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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 – a misnomer which is undermining

WEBPreventing infections in our homes and everyday life is a vital part of sustaining health. It not only protects us from the infectious diseases which keep us off …

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Developing and promoting hygiene in home and everyday life …

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 Coronavirus pandemic in …

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The Nature and Extent of Foodborne Disease,

WEBAdley, C. C., & Ryan, M. P. (2016). The Nature and Extent of Foodborne Disease, (JANUARY), 1–10.

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The hygiene hypothesis and implications for home hygiene

WEB5 THE HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HOME HYGIENE INTRODUCTION BY THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC FORUM ON HOME …

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Do we need germ exposure to keep our immune system strong

WEBIn the C20th, its assumed meaning was “Does exposure to harmful microbes strengthen our immune system to fight infections”? But in 1989 the hygiene hypothesis was published …

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Housing and Health: Time Again for Public Health Action

WEBPoor housing conditions are associated with a wide range of health conditions, includingrespiratory infections, asthma, lead poisoning, injuries, and mental health. …

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