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Hygiene and Environmental Health

Hygiene and environmental health encompasses the study of how sanitation practices, environmental conditions, and microbial exposures affect human well-being and disease prevention. Research published in Human Health Research on this topic addresses critical intersections between public health infrastructure and dis…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 2 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 3× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2576-9383 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Hygiene and environmental health encompasses the study of how sanitation practices, environmental conditions, and microbial exposures affect human well-being and disease prevention. Research published in Human Health Research on this topic addresses critical intersections between public health infrastructure and disease control, including the development of municipal decision-making frameworks designed to combat waterborne diseases through improved management strategies. The journal has also examined antimicrobial approaches relevant to hygiene maintenance, specifically investigating how essential oils demonstrate antagonistic activity against yeasts of hygiene significance and organisms responsible for food spoilage, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae in juice products. This research area matters because inadequate hygiene and environmental health measures remain major contributors to preventable illness worldwide, particularly through contaminated water supplies and compromised food safety. Understanding both large-scale municipal interventions and targeted antimicrobial solutions provides essential knowledge for protecting communities from infectious diseases and maintaining safe living conditions. The published work reflects the multifaceted nature of hygiene and environmental health challenges, spanning from policy and infrastructure development to practical applications of natural antimicrobial agents in food preservation and sanitation contexts.

Research published in this journal

2 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 2 articles above have been cited 3 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Hygiene and Environmental Health, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Human Health Research (ISSN 2576-9383).

Journal editorial board
Irma Brito · Portugal Suelen Boschen · United States Mohammad Nahid Siddiqui · Saudi Arabia

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