The Sensitive Subject of Personal Hygiene
Joan Thornton
(Health Promotion Consultant and Trainer based in Newcastle
upon Tyne.)
1391
Abstract
Describes a method for covering the issue of personal hygiene in a health education class. Emphasizes the sensitive approach required to tackle this subject with young people who may be embarrassed by severe acne, for example, or who do not have a bath or hot water at home. Provides a lesson outline and a true/false quiz on various aspects of personal hygiene.
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Citation
Thornton, J. (1994), "The Sensitive Subject of Personal Hygiene", Health Education, Vol. 94 No. 5, pp. 22-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654289410069601
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1994, MCB UP Limited