Environmental and Food Hygiene

Dear Colleagues,

The health protection of individuals and, therefore, of the entire community is a priority objective of hygiene, which aims to prevent diseases , to diagnose diseases early so as to intervene promptly, and to rehabilitate patients already affected from illness. In recent years, the changes in production and eating habits in industrialized countries have produced new problems. In fact, incorrect diet is increasingly responsible for chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and tumors. At the same time, cases of food-borne diseases are continuously reported and are an increasing public health problem worldwide. They are produced by ingestion of foodstuffs contaminated with microorganisms or chemical substances due to the failure to comply with sanitary hygienic conditions. The type of contamination depends on production processes or environmental contaminations such as water, air, surface, etc. In fact, the environment plays a substantial role in conveying micro-organisms and particles that are toxic to human health, in the community, in the workplace, and in health facilities. In health facilities, in particular, infectious high-risk patients are hospitalized promoting the circulation of microorganisms responsible for infectious complications that are difficult to resolve. We are organizing a Topical Collection in a Special Issue about “Environmental and Food Hygiene” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes articles and communications in interdisciplinary areas of occupational health, safety, and human factors.

Assist. Prof. Giuseppina Caggiano
Guest Editor

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