Personal hygiene is also important as it clears discomfort & odors that might discomfort others & make friends to isolate you. It is essential especially when eating, drinking, sneezing, coughing & sweating to avoid being infected. Good personal hygiene is also important during & after handling all body fluids such as urine, blood or 1.2 Describe the effects of poor personal hygiene on health & wellbeing
Curriculum Goal – To assist children in developing healthy habits, and to give them an appreciation for, and an understanding of, the benefits of handwashing. Vocabulary: - Germs - Sanitary - Anti-bacterial - Unsanitary - Bacteria - Illness - Disinfect - Hygiene - Clean - Healthy Concepts: - Germs and sickness can be spread by people, especially when they do not wash their hands - Handwashing helps cut down on germs and illness (getting sick) - It is important to wash hands after using the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose Sensory Table Ideas: Add water to the sensory with bubbles. Art Activities: - Draw with a bar of soap on a dark piece of paper - Bubble Art. Add a drop of food coloring to bubbles. Children then blow bubbles directly over their paper.
Odours occur from bacteria found on our skin and in our mouths. Taking good care of our skin and mouth helps to protect us infections regular bathing and teeth cleaning can help to protect us from bad odours. Poor personal hygiene is known to cause illness. Poor hygiene can be a sign of mental health issues or low self esteem from isolation from others. 2 Be able to support individuals to maintain personal hygiene Describe how to maintain dignity of an individual when supporting intimate personal hygiene When supporting an individual with intimate personal hygiene it is important to explain to the individual what is going to happen and ensuring that they understand what is going to happen and that they are comfortable with what is going to happen.
Unit 4222-250 1.1 Personal hygiene is important for many reasons firstly maintaining good personal hygiene will prevent your skin possibly breaking down and the complications that go with that such as it effects your health. Good hygiene could mean people feel more confident and are more likely to want to be sociable. Personal hygiene also helps people have a better self image. Good hygiene also prevents the spread of germs and illnesses to others. 1.2 The effects of poor personal hygiene can make people feel that they cannot socialise and this may make them try to withdraw from others, it may also make the person in question feel that they are not worthy and have a bad self image, people may even feel that they are ugly.
Unit 4227 - 024 - 4.1 Explain how own practice can affect children and young people's development. Explain three ways in which your own working practice can positively affect the development of children and young people: 1) By having and showing good hygiene practices. Encourage them to wash hands, flush toilets, blow their nose. Try to ensure they do not chew class pencils used by everyone (also explain why) and chewing their clothes. Always lead by example from an early age and then children will continue to have good hygiene throughout their lives.
By promoting personal hygiene in your own practice and appearance, and assisting individuals that you care for, you are leading by example. 1.2 Describe the effects of poor personal hygiene on health and well being. Poor personal hygeine can initially lead to the individual developing body odour from either not washing or not changing their clothing, this can lead to the person becoming isolated as family, freinds or the wider community as they are reluctant to spend time with the person. Not keeping their body and skin clean can lead to health problems such as bacterial, fungal or parasitic infections such as athletes foot. Poor dental hygeine will first be indicated by a build up of plaque on the teeth and bad breath but can lead to tooth decay, gum disease and loss of teeth, which can make a person who already has low self esteem loose more confidence.
Title: | 250 Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene | Level: | 2 | Credit Value: | 2 | GLH | 17 | Learning Outcomes The learner will; | Assessment CriteriaThe learner can; | 1. Understand the importance of good personal hygiene | 1.1 Explain why personal hygiene is important1.2 Describe the effects of poor personal hygiene on health and well-being | 2. Be able to support individuals to maintain personal hygiene | 2.1 Support an individual to understand factors that contribute to good personal hygiene 2.2 Address personal hygiene issues with the individual in a sensitive manner without imposing own values 2.3 Support the individual to develop awareness of the effects of poor hygiene on others 2.4 Support the preferences and needs of the individual while maintaining their independence 2.5 Describe how to maintain dignity of an individual when supporting intimate personal hygiene 2.6 Identify risks to own health in supporting an individual with personal hygiene routines 2.7 Reduce risks to own health when supporting the individual with personal hygiene routines 2.8 Identify others who may be involved in supporting the individual to maintain personal hygiene | 3. Understand when poor hygiene may be an indicator of other underlying personal issues | 3.1 Identify underlying personal issues that may be a cause of poor personal hygiene3.2 Describe how underlying personal issues might be addressed | | * | Additional informationAn individual is someone requiring care or supportFactors may include: * Washing * Showering/bathing * Washing hair * Cleaning clothes * Keeping nails clean * Washing hands after using the toiletPreferences and needs will include any particular requirements around personal hygiene determined by an individual’s culture/faith/belief/religionMaintaining dignity
Support Individuals to maintain personal hygiene. 1. Understand the importance of personal hygiene. 1.1 Personal hygiene is very important, not just for ourselves but others, maintaining a good personal hygiene is key to combating bacteria and disease. Especially when working in a care environment, as bacteria spreads quickly and very easily, and the elderly are much more vulnerable to illness.
CT268 Principles Of Supporting an Individual To Maintain Personal Hygiene 1. Understand the importance of good personal hygiene 2.1 Explain why personal hygiene is important Personal hygiene is important for feeling good, comfortable and clean – good personal hygiene means the reduction of body odour which can be unpleasant for the individual and others. Personal hygiene also makes you have feelings of self-worth and can make you feel valued 2.2 Describe the effects of poor personal hygiene on health and well-being Not maintaining own personal hygiene can make the individual’s skin break down, this can in turn cause sores and can lead to infections and pain for the individual. Not maintaining personal hygiene can also affect an individual’s mental health and can lead to insecurities and a loss in confidence. Emotional well-being is affected with the person not feeling good in themselves, physical well-being if their health deteriorates and social well-being as the individual may have body odour which will make others find it unpleasant to be around them.
A great way to do this is to teach children to frequent wash their hands, use hand sanitizer, and to cover their mouths when they sneeze or cough. A teacher may also use cleaner such as a bleach solution or Lysol to help keep the classroom germ free. Ringworm, is a highly contagious fungal infection. Ringworm is named because the spots appear in the shape of rings with smooth centers and red scaly edges. Many children may even believe they have worms under the skin.