Health-and-Nutrition/C2/Personal-Hygiene-needed-for-handling-baby-food/English

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Slide Number 1 Title Slide	Welcome to the spoken tutorial on personal hygiene needed for handling baby food.
Image: Collage of personal hygiene practices in the script	In this tutorial we will learn about: Personal hygiene Guidelines to maintain it while preparing and feeding baby food.
Image: Complementary food Image: 6 to 24 months old baby Image: Breastfeeding	Let’s understand why personal hygiene is important for handling baby food. Here, baby food means nutritious home-cooked complementary food. Such food must be fed to a 6 to 24 months old baby along with breastfeeding.
Image: Baby is fighting bacteria and losing. Image: Sick baby	At this age, the immune system of babies is not as developed as that of adults. They are vulnerable to catching infections and foodborne illnesses easily.
Image: Bowl of baby food with bacteria transfers bacteria to the baby Image: Sick baby diarrhoea	If cleanliness is not observed then complementary food may harm the baby. It may introduce infections which can cause diarrhoea, vomiting, cold and cough.
Image: Cutting of food	Therefore, baby food must be hygienically prepared, cooked, stored and fed.
Image: Personal hygiene guidelines	Let’s learn how to maintain personal hygiene needed for handling baby food.
Image: Areas Image: Unhygienic pratices Image: Changing a baby's nappy	Baby food preparation, serving and storage areas should be always kept clean. Never cough, sneeze, smoke, chew gum, spit or eat in these areas. Also, do not change a baby’s nappy in these areas.
Image: Women wearing clean saree Image: Tied hair Image: Short fingernails Image: No nailpolish Image: No jewellery	Always wear clean clothing. Tie back and cover long hair properly. Keep fingernails short so they are easy to clean. Don’t wear nail polish because it can chip into the food. Avoid wearing jewellery, especially on the hands and fingers.
Image: Personal items are kept away from baby food.	Keep clothes and personal items away from where food is prepared or stored.
Image: Mother is holding a spoon/ utensil with a cut on her hand with a red crossmark Image: Cut is covered with a clean cloth or bandage. Image: Mother coughs or sneezes over baby food	Do not let food and utensils touch any cuts or wounds on the body. Completely cover all cuts and wounds with an unused clean cloth or bandages. Do not let the cloth or bandages get wet. Change the cover on the wounds regularly, especially before touching the food. Do not touch the food if feeling unwell. Never cough or sneeze over baby food.
Image: Washing hands.	Washing hands is the easiest, most effective way to stop the spread of disease. It reduces the chance of contaminating food with bacteria.
Image: Mother rubs and lathers soap on the back of hands Image: Clock showing 10-15 seconds	To wash hands properly, use soap and warm water. Rub hands to lather soap on the back of hands, under nails and between fingers. Do this for at least 10 to 15 seconds.
Image: Drying hands with clean cloth Image: Crossmark on used kitchen napkin Image: Cross mark on drying hands with her clothes	Dry hands immediately after washing them. Always dry them with an unused clean cloth. It is important to make sure that the hands are completely dry. Never use a regular towel, kitchen napkin or your clothes to dry hands.
Image: Mother is teaching the child to wash hands Image: Mother takes the child to the bathroom to wash hands Image: Mother and child are singing a hand washing song while rubbing and lathering hands Image: Mother and child are washing hands together	Teach children to wash their hands. Take them to the bathroom or the place to wash hands. Sing a short song of about 10 to 15 seconds while they wash their hands. It will encourage children to rub and lather hands for at least 10 to 15 seconds. Set a good example. Wash hands together. While washing hands with children, tell them why it is important.
Image: Collage of the occasions on which a person should wash hands	Along with the technique, washing hands at the right time is also important.
Image: Washing hands Image: Drying hands Image: Mother touching baby food Image: Unused cloth Image: Used cloth Image: Mother washing hands in the kitchen between work	Wash and dry hands thoroughly before touching, preparing or feeding baby food. Wash and dry them again frequently during food preparation. Sometimes, you may take a break while preparing or feeding baby food. Always wash hands after such breaks and then continue. After preparing food, wash them again.
Image: Washing hands after various activities.	Hand-washing is also necessary after handling raw food and garbage. It must be done after going to the toilet, blowing your nose and smoking. After touching animals, a sick child or a sick person, wash hands again. Also, wash them after touching ears, nose, mouth or other parts of the body. Always wash hands after checking or changing a baby’s nappy.
Image: Collage of all personal hygiene guidelines. Image: Collage of safe preparation, feeding and storage of baby food guidelines.	These personal hygiene guidelines must be followed while handling baby food. Additionally, there are other equally important baby food safety guidelines. They must be followed during preparation, feeding and storage of baby food. They are discussed in detail in another tutorial of the same series.
Slide Number 2 Acknowledgement slide	This brings us to the end of this tutorial. Thank you for joining.

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