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FAMILY HEALTH - SANITATION

CONTENT

The Meaning of Sanitation
Types of Sanitation
How to Carry Out Personal Cleanliness
Advantages of Observing Personal Cleanliness
Disadvantages of Not Observing Personal Cleanliness
The Importance of Sanitation

The Meaning of Sanitation

Sanitation is the removal of all kinds of waste that could be considered unpleasant from our immediate environment, in order to keep ourselves and our environment clean and healthy.

Types of Sanitation

The types of sanitation are as follows:

(i) Environmental Sanitation: This refers to the practice or ways of keeping our surrounding clean and healthy by removing all kinds of waste from our rooms, toilets, bathrooms, kitchens and surroundings such as markets, schools etc.

(ii) Personal cleanliness: This is the keeping of one’s body and personal belongings neat, clean and tidy always. Personal cleanliness is important for health because it prevents very tiny organisms (micro-organisms) which can cause diseases.

How to Carry Out Personal Cleanliness

We can carry out personal cleanliness by doing the following:

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