Addressing Hygiene Poverty and Restoring Dignity: A Community Partnership Through Laundry Love.
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| Title: | Addressing Hygiene Poverty and Restoring Dignity: A Community Partnership Through Laundry Love. |
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| Authors: | Ablah, Elizabeth, Long, Nadine, Hollins, Kara, Miller, Callie, Owings, Charell, Weaver, Kimberly, Love, Jody, Martinez, Clarissa Carrillo, Darby, Tatiana K., Neira, Ton Miras, Scott, Angela, Pacheco, Christina M., Finocchario-Kessler, Sarah |
| Source: | American Journal of Public Health. May2026, Vol. 116 Issue 5, p615-618. 4p. |
| Subjects: | Community health services, Health services accessibility, Social determinants of health, Health status indicators, Dignity, Evaluation of human services programs, Socioeconomic factors, Hygiene, Hospital laundries, Hygiene products, Transportation, Food supply, Housing, Poverty, Social stigma, Psychosocial factors, Medical referrals |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | Hygiene poverty is a term describing the inability to afford essential hygiene products such as laundry detergent, toothpaste, menstrual products, or diapers, which profoundly affects dignity. Few community-level strategies have been developed to improve access to hygiene or "dignity" products. This case study from Kansas highlights the process and outcomes of a successful community-driven intervention that originated in one county and was adopted by 10 other Kansas counties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Hygiene poverty is a term describing the inability to afford essential hygiene products such as laundry detergent, toothpaste, menstrual products, or diapers, which profoundly affects dignity. Few community-level strategies have been developed to improve access to hygiene or "dignity" products. This case study from Kansas highlights the process and outcomes of a successful community-driven intervention that originated in one county and was adopted by 10 other Kansas counties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00900036 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308410 |
