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Health and Hygiene

Health and Hygiene

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Purpose

Learn how to improve health and build personal confidence by practicing good hygiene.

Description

Host a health and hygiene fair to help participants learn about good health and hygiene practices. Have participants plan and staff booths on important hygiene topics such as the following:

  • Dental care

  • Hand washing

  • Practices to minimize the spreading of germs, especially when sick

  • Personal grooming

  • Exercising

  • Nutrition and hydration

  • Getting enough sleep

You could even play games and give prizes (such as toothbrushes or dental floss).

More Ideas

  • 20 questions—Ask each participant to think of a good hygiene practice but not say it out loud. Choose a participant, and let the other participants ask yes or no questions to try to guess what the hygiene practice is. The goal is to guess the hygiene practice within 20 questions. After each successful guess, discuss why the hygiene practice is important. Continue until all participants have had a turn.

  • Get the word out—Provide participants with poster board or paper and have them make advertisements for a hygiene practice, such as regular toothbrushing.

  • Hygiene charades—Write good hygiene practices on separate cards or pieces of paper (for example, brushing teeth, washing hands, and so forth; refer to the list above for more ideas). Put the cards in a container. Divide the group into two or more teams. Each team takes a turn drawing a card and acting out the hygiene practice on the card. The others try to guess the practice. After each successful guess, discuss why the hygiene practice is important.

  • Make hygiene kits—Purchase items for hygiene kits and assemble them. A typical hygiene kit may include items such as a washcloth, a bar of soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste, lotion, and so on. Gather these items into a container such as a heavy-duty plastic bag. When the kits are assembled, donate them to those in need.

Discussion

Encourage participants to talk about what they are learning. Discussions can take place before, during, or after the activity. You could ask questions like the following:

  • Why do you think good hygiene is important?

  • When have you benefited from practicing good hygiene?

  • What thoughts or impressions do you have about taking care of your health by practicing good hygiene?

  • How can you apply what you are learning in your life?

Related Resources

Sabbath Day Lessons

  • Why does the Lord want me to be healthy? (Aaronic Priesthood)

  • What does it mean to be self-reliant? (Aaronic Priesthood)

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