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Are You Taking Care of Yourself?

Let’S taLk HyGiEne

Current Tjmes:

The ImPorTAnCe

• f HyGiEne

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What is Social Distancing and WhY is IT so ImPorTAnT?

• Social Distancing: Actions taken by Public

Health officials to stop or slow down the spread of a highly contagious disease

• Our schools in Redondo Beach are

participating in social distancing by closing campuses and utilizing remote instruction to avoid spreading COVID-19

• Social distancing helps protect those who

are most vulnerable to COVID-19, like grandparents and those who are sick and cannot fight the disease as easily.

A Guide to Social Distancing

• STAY HOME
• Frequently wash hands

○ Before cooking and eating ○ Before/after touching your face ○ After coming back from outside

• Stay 6 feet or more apart from

people

• Call/FaceTime/Online Chat with

friends and loved ones

• Go out in crowds

○ No groups of 10+ people

• Visit the elderly in person

○ Instead, use technology to communicate!

• Shake hands/fist bump/high five

DO DOn’T

It may be tempting to use your time

• ut of school to meet up with friends but the best

way to help yourself, your friends, your family, and your community members stay safe is to STAY HOME (now ordered by the Governor of CA)

Wash Your Hands!

How SOap WOrKs + How TO pRopERlY waSh YoUr HanDs

Hygiene is Always Important:

Let’S taLk ABoUt The ImPorTAnCe Of PerSOnaL hYgiENe

What is the Big Change that Happens to Your Body During Middle School?

Yep, PubERtY!

• Puberty is the transition from

childhood to adolescence and it starts to occur before or around age 11.

• Puberty can be a difficult time,

bringing unfamiliar physical, emotional, and psychological changes.

• Today, we are going to focus a lot on

the physical changes your body experiences and the things you can do to help yourself feel your best and stay healthy.

What is Personal Hygiene?

Personal hygiene is a fancy way to describe how we take care of ourselves and how we take care of ourselves is important! Good hygiene (self-care) helps improve:

• Your appearance (Look your best!)
• Your body odor
• Your HEALTH
• Your self-esteem (what you think about yourself)

How Does Personal Hygiene Relate to my Self-Esteem?

seLf-ESteEM = wHat YOu tHInK abOuT yOuRsELf

What YOU think about yourself is important. Our self-esteem refers to a person’s beliefs about their own worth and value. Self-esteem heavily influences our choices and decisions and when we do things like practice good personal hygiene we are typically healthier and happier with ourselves. When we are happy we are more likely to make positive choices and motivated to strive towards personals goals and aspirations. Keeping your body clean is an important part of keeping yourself healthy and it helps you to feel good about yourself! You feel better when you’re clean and others react more positively towards you when you take proper care of yourself. You don’t need to wear the latest name brand clothing to look good and feel good! There are other things that you can do which are much more important for your "image".

Your Personal, Social and Professional Worlds are all Affected by Hygiene Habits

Your personal hygiene has a lot to do with your first impression with meeting others. Imagine someone goes to a job interview with unwashed hair and dirty clothes… The interview panel might not take them as seriously.

Imagine sitting next to someone with poor personal hygiene on a plane… would that affect your first impression of them?

What Makes Us Stink?

Bacteria growing on our bodies, clothes, & our shoes

• Dead skin cells (We lose between 30,000 and 40,000

skin cells every hour and over a 24-hour period, we lose almost a million skin cells)

• 2nd-hand smoke on your clothes and hair
• Dirty clothes
• Hair oils
• Unbrushed/flossed teeth

Fun Fact: Sweat itself is pretty odorless, but it is the rapid growth of bacteria and sweat together that create some stinky smells!

Keeping Your Clothes Clean

Your clothes and undergarments sit on your skin and collect dead skin cells, bacteria, and

• ther stains--when you take them off and

throw them on the floor it creates a breeding ground for more bacteria. It’s important that we hang up jackets that we might not wash everytime we wear and then place dirty clothes in the hamper or laundry room, so they are washed in a timely manner before you want to wear them again. If you are around 2nd hand smoke, you might not be able to prevent that, but regularly washing your clothes and body will reduce the scent.

Top Places for Bacteria and Sweat:

Body odor is caused by bacteria breaking down sweat and is largely linked to the apocrine (App-o-kreen) glands. These glands become most active with the

• nset of puberty. Most body odor comes from these sweat glands. Apocrine

glands are often found in the following places:

• Feet
• Groin
• Genital areas
• Belly button
• Armpits
• Behind the ears
• Hair

BAcTerIa LOveS mOiStURe

Underarms

Bacteria growth from an underarm Model of typical bacteria growth on the face

Oral Hygiene

Good oral hygiene not only helps prevent bad breath! Having a poor oral hygiene can lead to Periodontal disease (gum disease) and increase risks of other health conditions such as heart disease, respiratory infections, diabetes, and more. You should floss every day. You can actually get gum disease within 24 hours if you don’t clean your teeth well. Gum disease can cause discoloration of gums, receding gum/gum loss, and loss of teeth. Brushing your teeth and using toothpaste will help prevent cavities and tooth decay. Why brush and floss twice a day? Studies show that plaque will regrow on teeth that are completely clean within three to four hours of brushing.

Are Some Germs Good?

There are four major types of germs: bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa NOT ALL OF THESE ARE BAD! Some germs are good for our bodies — they help keep things in balance. For example: yogurt, buttermilk, cheese, sourdough bread, and kimchi are all good bacterias that we eat! In fact, our bodies are home to an estimated 100 trillion “good” bacteria, many of which reside in

• ur gut. Good bacteria help our bodies digest food and absorb nutrients, they produce several

vitamins in the intestinal tract, and fight off bad bacteria that cause disease.

• Some bacteria is used by scientists in labs to produce medicines and vaccines

However, some bacteria reproduce in our bodies and cause infections like sore throats (tonsilitis and strep throat), ear infections, cavities, and pneumonia

...You don’t do these 10 things!

Tie Top 10 Tiings to Remember!

#1 Shower at least once a day and always after exercise! #2 Don’t forget the soap! Rinsing off in the shower is not enough; bacteria and dead skin cells are sitting in your hair and on your skin--scrub it off! Use body wash, shampoo and conditioner. #3 Wash your hands before meals and after using the restroom. Also clean under and trim your fingernails! #4 Wash your clothes regularly (PE Clothes too!). Dirty clothes can be a main source of stinky smells. Re-wearing dirty clothes (and sweaty sports clothes/equipment) can even lead to skin infections! #5 Use deodorant at least once a day! Deodorants make the skin more acidic, which makes it more difficult for bacteria to grow. Consider keeping an extra deodorant in your locker.

#6 Dry your feet and wear socks with your

• shoes. Don’t rewear your socks! Shoe

fresheners and foot deodorants can also help! #7 Change your undergarments daily # 8 Use face wash (get the dirt out of your pores and reduce breakouts) #9 Brush your teeth (and floss) before bed and every morning #10 Cover your coughs and wash your hands!

HyGiEne StARteR pACk!

Post-Test

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Links for Additional Learning

https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/information/anatomy/shed-skin- cells.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ2e0KH5WrI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXvzogNcKW0 http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=28 9&id=2146 https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/why-self-esteem-is-important-and-its-di mensions/