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  2. Hand washing - Wikipedia

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    Poster about when to wash hands to raise awareness about hygiene. This poster can be used to raise awareness on that topic amongst school children. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following steps when washing one's hands for the prevention of transmission of disease: [12]

  3. Infection prevention and control - Wikipedia

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    Hand hygiene is one of the basic, yet most important steps in IPC (Infection Prevention and Control). Hand hygiene reduces the chances of HAI (Healthcare Associated Infections) drastically at a floor-low cost. Hand hygiene consists of either hand wash (water based) or hand rubs (alcohol based).

  4. Hygiene - Wikipedia

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    Cleaning of toilets and hand wash facilities is important to prevent odors and make them socially acceptable. Social acceptance is an important part of encouraging people to use toilets and wash their hands, in situations where open defecation is still seen as a possible alternative, e.g. in rural areas of some developing countries.

  5. Laundry symbol - Wikipedia

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    A poster from a laundromat in Beckley, West Virginia, that lists many of the common laundering instruction icons found on garment tags A laundry symbol , also called a care symbol , is a pictogram indicating the manufacturer's suggestions as to methods of washing , drying, dry-cleaning and ironing clothing .

  6. Global Handwashing Day - Wikipedia

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    2015 - Raise a hand for hygiene. [24] 2014 - Clean hands save lives. In 2014, Global Handwashing Day was used as an opportunity to fight Ebola. [25] In Nigeria, for example, Concern Universal and Carex sponsored events featuring singer Sunny Neji. [26] 2013 - The power is in your hands. 2012 - I am a handwashing advocate. [27] 2011 - Clean ...

  7. Dry cleaning - Wikipedia

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    Modern dry cleaning machines use a closed-loop system in which the chilled air is reheated and recirculated. This results in high solvent recovery rates and reduced air pollution. In the early days of dry cleaning, large amounts of perchloroethylene were vented to the atmosphere because it was regarded as cheap and believed to be harmless.

  8. Washing - Wikipedia

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    Handwashing dishes in Germany, 1951 Washing dishes by hand in the sink, United States, 2014 Dishwashing, washing the dishes, doing the dishes, or (in Great Britain) washing up, is the process of cleaning cooking utensils, dishes, cutlery and other food-soiled items to promote hygiene and health by preventing foodborne illness. [23]

  9. Sanitation - Wikipedia

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    Hygiene promotion is a planned approach of enabling people to act and change their behavior in an order to reduce and/or prevent incidences of water, sanitation and hygiene [51] related diseases. It usually involves a participatory approach of engaging people to take responsibility of WASH services and infrastructure including its operation and ...