True or false:
I don't have to clean under my fingernails. When I wash my hands it's good enough.
False. It is necessary to clean under your fingernails with a brush or scraper every day. Skin cells, food particles and germs collect there.... yuck
Tip... swirling my fingernails in the palm of my hands with soap can help to get some of the buildup out.
What do you use to keep your teeth clean?
Toothpaste, toothbrush, floss.
How often should you take a bath or shower?
Once a day
True or False
Eating healthy meals and snacks help keep my teeth healthy and strong.
True
What is hygiene? Name 2 things.
Keeping your body clean
Wearing clean clothes
Keeping your teeth clean
Wearing deodorant
Washing hands often
How can poor hygiene affect someone's mental ' emotional health?
Poor hygiene could be an indicator of poor confidence in themselves.
What is something I do before cook or eat food?
wash hands.
How many times a day should you brush your teeth?
Two times
True or false? I need to put on clean clothes after I shower.
True
Do men with facial hair (beards or mustaches) have to wash them?
Yes. They collect food, germs and other debris through the day...yuck
What does body odor mean?
What your body smells like.
Why can hygiene affect someone's social health?
Your peers may not want to be near you because you smell poorly.
What can you use to clean your hands if soap and water are not available?
Hand Sanitizer
How long do we brush teeth? 10 seconds, 2 minutes, 5 hours
Two Minutes
Why do we need to shower?
To make sure our body is clean by getting rid of germs and bacteria. It also helps get rid of odour!
True or false:
On days when I get extra sweaty from hot weather or physical activity I should make sure I take a shower.
True.
What do you use for dry lips? What do you use for dry hands?
Chapstick and lotion
What should this person fix?
Brush his hair
To avoid the spread of germs, name two times that you should wash your hands.
After using the bathroom, before cooking and eating, touching dirty objects, touching animals, picking nose etc.
What is a cavity?
A hole in your teeth that can grow bigger and bigger over time! Caused by plaque.
Name something we use to help prevent body odor after we get out of the shower.
Deodorant
Name 3 parts of your hand you should scrub when washing your hands.
wrists, palms, back of hand, in between fingers, and underneath nails
For those of us that wear glasses, we lean the lenses often because otherwise we couldn't see. What other parts of our glases should we clean often?
Everything else, but especially the nose pads and ear wraps.
What can this person do to look and feel better?
Clean his face.
How long do we wash our hands? 10, 20 or 30 seconds?
20 seconds. About as long as it takes to sing Happy Birthday or the alphabet song!
What does brushing your teeth prevent?
Cavities, bad breath, and gum disease
What area(s) should we clean when showering?
Everywhere, including our armpits, buttocks, private area(s), feet, and other general parts of our body.
What are the most appropriate ways to cough & sneeze
Into your elbow, or into a tissue
How can you keep your hands clean when you sneeze? And what should you do after you sneeze?
Sneeze into the inside of your elbow or into a tissue & then wash your hands or use hand sanitizer.
Being smelly is a sign to do what: 3 things
take a shower, put on clean clothes and apply deodorant