Unit 4222-250 Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene (LD 206 C) Level: 2 Credit value: 2 UAN: K/601/9963 Unit aim This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It provides the learner with the knowledge and skills required to support an individual in maintaining personal hygiene. It covers good personal hygiene routines and why these are important‚ as well as potential contributory factors to poor personal hygiene. |Learning outcomes |Assessment criteria
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Elements of competence |HSC420.1 |Raise awareness of the value of leisure opportunities and activities for individuals | |HSC420.2 |Negotiate and agree leisure opportunities and activities for individuals | About this Unit For this Unit you will need to promote opportunities for individuals to participate in leisure activities. Scope The scope is here to give you guidance on possible areas to be covered in this
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CU 206C: Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene 1.1 Explain why personal hygiene is important. Maintaining personal hygiene is important for many reasons; these can be personal‚ social or for health reasons. Essentially keeping a good standard of hygiene helps to prevent the development and spread of infections‚ the risks of illnesses and bad odours. By ensuring that our body is clean and well presented‚ we are more assured of projecting a positive body image that reflects our personalities
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this unit in essay form. Personal hygiene can be described as the skill of maintaining one’s body; by grooming and keeping it clean and attractive in appearance. This skill helps to increase a person’s self- esteem‚ confidence and well- being and physical health. Good personal hygiene reduces any risks of skin complaints‚ unpleasant smells and bacterial or parasitic infection and it is important to encourage the individuals that I support to maintain their hygiene so that those risks are lowered
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Unit 4222-250 Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene (LD 206 C) Outcome 1 Understand the importance of good personal hygiene. 1. Explain why good personal hygiene is important. Good personal hygiene is important in many ways to individuals. The main reason is regarding the health and wellbeing. We can maintain good personal hygiene by showering regular‚ washing hair and using anti-perspirant deodorants can all help kill harmful bacteria’s that could lead to health risks and illnesses
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Social factors that contribute to a diverse and equal society in which we live in Ethnicity: ethnicity defines people and groups who share characteristic such as language‚ religion‚ dress‚ and origin. Discrimination can happen when people consider the ethnic characteristics of other people inferior to their own. Faith: faith gives people spiritual beliefs and in influences their cultural traditions and what they celebrate. Discrimination can happen when people assume that their beliefs and practices
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Understand the importance of good personal hygiene The maintenance of personal hygiene is essential as it helps to preserve the health and overall wellbeing of individuals. Not only is this directly beneficial to the personal health of the individual but also to those coming into contact. Poor personal hygiene can not only result in physical issues but can also affect an individual emotionally and socially. Physical effects: Sores or rashes occurring on surface of skin Itchiness resulting in
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Unit 4222-249 Principles of supporting an individual to maintain personal hygiene Outcome 1: Understand the importance of good personal hygiene 1:1 Explain why personal hygiene is important Personal hygiene means the cleaning and grooming of the external body to make sure the skin‚ nails and hair are in a good condition. This is done to keep the body and hair clean and free from infections. Through eating‚ drinking‚ coughing‚ sneezing‚ sweating and elimination of urine and excrement the body needs
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Unit ICO1 The principles of infection prevention and control Outcome 1 Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections The learner can: 1. explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection 2. explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control infection. Outcome 2 Understand legislation and policies relating to prevention and control of infections The learner can: 1. outline current
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PERSONAL HYGIENE PART I PERSONAL HYGIENE Personal hygiene refers to set of individual practices and conditions that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of disease Hygiene behavior change can have significant effects on health of the population THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE Maintaining personal hygiene is necessary for many reasons; these can be personal‚ social‚ for health reasons‚ psychological or simply as a way of life. Essentially keeping a good standard of hygiene helps
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