Practice class sorts health practices by the broad kind of action each one is, such as hygiene, screening or treatment. Wikipedia defines hand washing as "the process of cleaning the hands with soap or handwash and water to eliminate bacteria, viruses, dirt, microorganisms," placing it firmly in the hygiene class. This dimension lets a visitor compare practices that do the same kind of protective work.
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1. Wikipedia: Harm reduction
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One of the first harm reduction models was called the 'Mersey Harm Reduction Model' in 1980s Liverpool, and the success of utilizing outreach workers, distribution of education, and providing clean equipment to drug users was shown in the fact that an HIV epidemic did not happen in Mersey.
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