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Taking care of family health is extremely important but not simple. Once a family member is infected with a virus or disease-causing bacteria, the risk of spreading it to everyone is very high. Hapacol’s article below will introduce you to 10 tips to help take care of the health of your family and loved ones:

1. Vaccinate to prevent diseases for the whole family

Vaccination is a way to prevent disease and keep loved ones and family healthy. If your family has young children, you should be fully vaccinated according to your doctor’s instructions. Children should be fully vaccinated according to regulations and recommendations from the Ministry of Health, such as combined vaccination to prevent diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio… Some diseases may not be serious for adults but are extremely dangerous in infants, such as whooping cough and Hemophilus Influenza B for children under 5 years old

2. Plan a suitable and healthy diet

Nutrition greatly affects the health and mental status of each family member. If you are a housewife or take care of your family’s health, you need to pay attention to choosing foods and planning a menu that is suitable for your family.

It is necessary to observe and pay attention to the needs and health status of each member to supplement the correct nutrients, avoiding falling into situations of: lack of nutrients or excess nutrients. This helps the family avoid many diseases: overweight, obesity, malnutrition, lack of vitamins, minerals or diabetes, high blood pressure.

Learning and understanding nutrition knowledge will help you prepare a healthy diet for the whole family.

3. Wash your hands properly

The best way to stay healthy and prevent minor illnesses is to regularly wash your hands. You may have heard this many times, but washing your hands is the best way to stop the spread of germs.

Get your child into the habit of properly washing their hands at necessary times such as before and after eating and playing (this helps limit bacteria accumulation on toys, especially in common play areas). , after sneezing, coughing or petting animals and after using the toilet. To help your baby easily learn and form habits, the whole family should wash their hands thoroughly together according to the Ministry of Health’s 6-step instructions:

Step 1: Wet your palms with water, apply soap to your palms, rub your palms together.

Step 2: Rub the palm of one hand on the back and outer crevice of the other hand and vice versa.

Step 3: Rub your palms together, rubbing firmly between your fingers.

Step 4: Rub the outside of the fingers of one hand against the palm of the other hand and vice versa (the back of the hand is cupped to match the palm).

Step 5: Use this hand to rotate the thumb of the other hand and vice versa (palm embracing the thumb).

Step 6: Rotate the fingertips of one hand into the palm of the other hand and vice versa. Rinse your hands up to the wrist under running water and dry them.

You should also prepare dry hand sanitizer gel for everyone in case there is no handwashing sink when going out.

4. Use tissues properly

Dispose of tissues in the right place

People often use tissues every time they blow their nose, but some people throw tissues indiscriminately after using them. Therefore, get into the habit of properly disposing of paper immediately after use instead of leaving it on the table or dropping it on the floor.

Some bacteria and viruses that negatively affect health have the ability to live outside the body’s environment for 2 hours or more. Therefore, cleaning everything will reduce the risk of spreading germs everywhere.

Place separate trash cans in each room to dispose of trash in the right place. This habit should also be done every time you sneeze or cough into a tissue.

If you don’t bring a tissue when you go out, get into the habit of coughing or sneezing into the inside of your elbow.

5. Keep the toilet clean

The toilet is an area that people use frequently every day. Even if you go in and out quickly, bacteria still accumulates around the bathroom. Plan to clean the toilet periodically, cleaning sinks, countertops, toilet seats, bathtubs and bathroom walls with detergents.

Family members’ toothbrushes should be kept at least 2.5cm apart to ensure the bristles do not touch each other, avoiding the transmission of germs back and forth. In addition, toothbrushes also need to be replaced periodically, especially after an illness because bacteria can still exist there after you have recovered.

If your child has toys that sit in the sink or bathtub every day, you should also clean them regularly. Dirty water may still remain in those toys, so you need to soak them in disinfectant solution about once a week, rinse and dry completely.

To keep your family in good health, try to keep the toilet clean!

6. Clean the kitchen regularly

Clean the kitchen to keep it clean

Perhaps you didn’t know, the kitchen can contain more disease-causing bacteria than the toilet. That’s why you should clean the kitchen regularly and pay attention to food safety when preparing food for your family.

Food-borne illnesses may not be too dangerous, but they often cause a lot of trouble and discomfort, especially for young children whose immune systems are not yet fully developed.

Remember to wash your hands thoroughly before preparing any food, especially raw meat.

You should also prepare multiple cutting boards to use for different foods such as raw foods, cooked foods or vegetables. After use, you must wash the cutting board clean and check to see if there are any cracks or crevices on the cutting board, because that is where bacteria often hide.

Countertops, cabinets, cupboards and handles should also be cleaned and disinfected regularly. In addition, you need to plan to wash kitchen rags regularly to avoid spreading bacteria to surrounding areas.

7. Control allergens

Pet dander, dust mites, mold and other potentially allergenic substances in the home can irritate the respiratory tract and cause you or a loved one to frequently sneeze and have a runny nose.

They can even be dangerous for people with a history of asthma or allergies. So, you need to learn ways to reduce the amount of these components in the air, such as using a vacuum cleaner weekly or researching the use of air filters in your home.

Remember to change bed sheets and pillowcases regularly, it’s best to wash them in hot or warm water. Even stuffed animals in the room need to be “bathed” periodically because that is the ideal place for dust mites to hide.

If someone in the family is allergic to animal fur, it is better to isolate the animal to a separate area. You can store some anti-allergy medications in your home to use when you see signs of allergies.

8. Regular health check-ups for the whole family

Prevention is better than cure. You should create a plan for regular health check-ups for all family members, in order to detect disease symptoms or health problems early so that you can take timely measures and treatment.

 

For adults, regular health check-ups will help you control your health situation well and receive advice from doctors to limit dangerous diseases such as cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, diabetes or other diseases. other cancers. You should have a general health check every 6 months, especially grandparents over 50 years old.

If someone in the family often has minor illnesses, they should be checked and tested regularly every 3 months.

For young children, health checks should be combined with assessment of the child’s developmental indicators. This helps parents not only control disease symptoms but also monitor their baby’s development and avoid some problems related to malnutrition or obesity.

9. Change to a more positive lifestyle

Cycling to stay healthy

Exercise and move more every day. You just need to try to be physically active for about 30–60 minutes a day to help improve the functioning of the circulatory system and help the body release energy. You can invite family members to walk or cycle together as an activity that helps connect and share between members.

Household chores also help keep the body physically active, such as cleaning, vacuuming, gardening or walking the dog. Those are also good ways to help you burn excess calories.

Besides, you need to calculate to balance daily calories between consumption and release, both to help maintain your figure and to make your body more active and lighter.

It is necessary to limit the time of passive activities such as watching TV, playing computers or video games, especially children should play less than 2 hours a day. Encourage your children to participate in other fun extracurricular activities.

10. Stock up on essential basic medications

There are some necessary medications and medical equipment that you should prepare to take better care of your family’s health, helping to monitor and prevent possible problems.

Below is a list of a few essentials that should be in your home medicine cabinet:

Medicines are prescribed according to the family member’s existing medical condition

Pain relievers, fever reducers (such as paracetamol) or NSAIDs

Anti-allergy, cough suppressant, decongestant, runny nose medicine

Digestive aid, diarrhea, constipation or stomach ulcer treatment

Antibacterial, antifungal ointment

Bandages, gauze and medical tape

Thermometer and blood pressure monitor at home

Instructions in case of emergency