Factsheets & Hygiene Advice

IFH provides facts sheets on specific aspects of hygiene and hygiene issues for health professionals and the professional and consumer media. Select fact sheets also contain hygiene practice advice. Fact sheets can be adapted (with appropriate acknowledgement to IFH) and distributed.

About Hygiene 6

Hygiene Products/Procedures 14

Diseases 16

Organisms 16

Sites and Situations 12

At Risk Groups 3

Hygiene Hypothesis Factsheets 2

Emergency Situations 4

Microbial Resistance 2

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The psychology of hand washing. Behaviours to keep yourself, your family and your community safe. Help us all to keep our hands clean.

This short learning resource gives clear and simple guidance on when, where and how to wash your hands....

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