AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , February 2010

Prevention of the spread of infection: The need for a family-centered approach to hygiene promotion

  • Elizabeth Scott, PhD

      Affiliations

    • International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, London, United Kingdom
    • Simmons College, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Elizabeth Scott, PhD, assistant professor, co-director of Simmons Center for Hygiene and Health in Home and Community, director of Program in Public Health, Department of Biology, Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115.
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  • Sally F. Bloomfield, PhD

      Affiliations

    • International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, London, United Kingdom
    • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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  • Martin Exner, MD

      Affiliations

    • International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, London, United Kingdom
    • Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University of Bonn, Germany
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  • Gaetano Fara, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, London, United Kingdom
    • Department of Public Health Sciences, G. Sanarelli, Città Universitaria, Rome, Italy
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  • Kumarjyoti Nath, B.Eng., MPH

      Affiliations

    • International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, London, United Kingdom
    • Sulabh International Social Service Organization, Calcutta, India
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  • Carlo Signorelli, MD, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, London, United Kingdom
    • Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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  • Carolien Van der Voorden, MA

      Affiliations

    • International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, London, United Kingdom
    • Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, Geneva, Italy

References 

  1. Bloomfield SF, Aiello AE, Cookson B, O'Boyle C, Larson EL. The effectiveness of hand hygiene procedures including handwashing and alcohol-based hand sanitizers in reducing the risks of infections in home and community settings. Am J Infect Control. 2007;35(Suppl 1):S1–64
  2. WHO 2007. Food safety and foodborne illness. Available from: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs237/en/index.html. Accessed December 9, 2009.
  3. Laxminarayan R, Chow J, Shahid-Salles SA. 2006. Disease Control Priorities Project (DCPP). Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries. 2nd edition, chapter 2. Available from: www.dcp2.org/pubs/DCP. Accessed December 9, 2009.
  4. Bloomfield S, Exner M, Fara GM, Scott EA. Prevention of the spread of infection: the need for a family-centered approach to hygiene education. Eurosurveillance. 2008;13(22):article 5. Available from http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=18889Accessed December 9, 2009
  5. Bloomfield SF, Exner M, Fara GM, Nath KJ, Scott EA, Van der Voorden C. The global burden of hygiene-related diseases in relation to the home and community. International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene. 2009;Available from http://www.ifh-homehygiene.org/IntegratedCRD.nsf/111e68ea0824afe1802575070003f039/29858aa006faaa22802572970064b6e8?Accessed December 9, 2009

 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0196-6553(09)00889-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.11.001

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , February 2010

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