Expanding public education on hygiene

Developing general hygienic awareness

Description

Expanding public education on hygiene involves systematically increasing access to accurate, practical information about personal and community hygiene practices. This strategy aims to reduce the spread of infectious diseases, improve public health outcomes, and address misinformation by implementing targeted campaigns, integrating hygiene education into school curricula, and utilizing mass media. The core action is to empower individuals and communities with the knowledge and skills necessary to adopt effective hygiene behaviors, thereby remedying preventable health risks.

Context

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends increasing hygiene education and eliminating disease transmission foci.