We also assure that communicable disease control measures are built into other County health and environmental services. Setting an example for the community Your own acts make your County's communicable disease shield weaker or stronger. Get proper immunizations for yourself and your family. This builds your own shield against the diseases of the past. Practice personal hygiene.
Hand washing is an essential part of home and community hygiene.
Until very recently, tuberculosis was a great killer of humanity - and it was spread mainly by these bad health habits. Practice sexual responsibility. Abstinence spreads no diseases. Practice safe food preparation and storage - keep it hot or keep it cold. Keep it clean.