Douch, lesiv, aksè nan twalèt, ak ijyèn pandan y ap pa loje¶

Maintaining daily personal hygiene, clean clothing, safe drinking water, and bathroom access while living on the street, inside a vehicle, or in an unsheltered encampment is not merely a matter of comfort or social dignity; it is a critical medical defense against life-threatening infections. When you lack running hot water, a private toilet, and a washing machine, minor skin abrasions, damp socks, insect bites, or an untreated cavity can rapidly escalate into methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cellulitis, body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis) infestations, scabies, urinary tract infections, severe dehydration, or systemic dental sepsis. Furthermore, showing up to a job interview, apartment viewing, or social services appointment with soiled clothing or unwashed hair triggers immediate social stigma that locks people out of employment and housing.

Even when municipal authorities lock public park restrooms overnight or shut off decorative water fountains during winter freezes, every community has an infrastructure of mobile shower trailers, free laundry programs, Continuum of Care (CoC) day centers, low-cost 24-hour gym memberships, and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) providing zero-cost dental and skin care. This guide provides practical, step-by-step methods to find safe hot showers and free laundry today, wash your body and clothes safely with minimal water when off-grid, locate 24-hour restrooms and potable water refills, and prevent dangerous skin, foot, and dental emergencies.

Fè sa kounye a¶

1. Seek immediate emergency medical care for red-flag skin or dental infections. If you develop a rapidly spreading, hot, swollen red skin rash with pus or red streaks moving up a limb, a high fever above 38.0 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit), or facial/neck swelling from an abscessed tooth that makes swallowing or breathing difficult, call your local emergency number (911 nan Etazini ak Kanada, 112 atravè Inyon Ewopeyen an, 999 nan Wayòm Ini) lè l sèvi avèk nou an nimewo ijans anyè.
2. Call 211 or visit a Homeless Day Center to locate free mobile shower trailers and laundry trucks. Dialing 211 (in the United States and Canada) or checking municipal street outreach schedules connects you with mobile hygiene nonprofits (such as LavaMae, ShowerUp, Streetside Showers, or Orange Sky and Thread Together internationally) and day shelters that provide free 15-minute private hot showers, clean towels, razors, soap, and free washer/dryer loads.
3. Never let yourself become dehydrated to avoid looking for a bathroom. Intentionally restricting water intake to avoid nighttime urination is a leading cause of acute kidney injury, kidney stones, and severe urinary tract infections (UTIs) among unhoused people and car dwellers. Always carry a rigid 1-liter to 2-liter (32 to 64 fluid ounce) wide-mouth bottle for emergency nighttime urination inside your tent or vehicle.
4. Change out of damp socks and underwear at least once every 24 hours. Prolonged skin contact with sweat-soaked or rain-soaked cotton fabrics macerates the skin barrier, triggering fungal jock itch (tinea cruris), yeast infections, and immersion foot (trench foot) even at temperatures as warm as 15 degrees Celsius (60 degrees Fahrenheit).
5. Kill body lice, scabies mites, and bed bugs using high-heat commercial dryers. Unlike head lice, body lice live and lay eggs inside the stitched seams of your clothing, not on your hair. Running dry clothes through a commercial laundromat dryer on the Highest Heat setting (at least 60 degrees Celsius / 140 degrees Fahrenheit) for 30 continuous minutes kills 100 percent of body lice, scabies mites, bed bugs, and their eggs without ruining fabrics.
6. Visit a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or Health Care for the Homeless clinic for $0 dental and wound care. Do not pull an infected tooth yourself or pop a skin boil with a pocketknife; FQHCs are legally mandated under Section 330(h) of the US Public Health Service Act to treat unhoused patients for free regardless of ID or insurance status.

Finding hot showers: mobile trailers, day centers, and gym hacks¶

Access to a private, locked stall with hot running water restores both physical skin health and mental calm. Depending on whether you have $0 in your pocket or $10 to $25 a month from work or General Assistance, use one of these four tiers of shower access.

1. Free mobile shower trailers and homeless day centers ($0 cost)¶

Across major cities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, specialized mobile hygiene trailers pull up to libraries, parks, soup kitchens, and churches on fixed weekly schedules:

• What they provide: ADA-accessible private bathroom stalls with hot showers, liquid body wash, shampoo, clean towels, disposable razors, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, clean socks/underwear, and menstrual pads/tampons at zero cost.
• Drop-in Day Shelters (Continuum of Care Navigation Centers): Unlike overnight shelters that require you to line up at 4:00 PM for a bed, Day Centers (operated by organizations like St. Vincent de Paul, the Salvation Army, Catholic Charities, YMCA community outreach, or municipal Navigation Centers) open from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM specifically so unhoused people can sign up on a morning clipboard for a hot shower, charge phones, receive mail, and wash clothes without staying overnight.
• How to get first-slot access: Shower sign-up sheets at popular day centers fill up within 30 minutes of opening. Arrive 15 minutes before the morning doors open to secure an early slot when water pressure is hottest and stalls are cleanest.

2. The $10 to $25/month 24-hour commercial gym membership (Best for vehicle dwellers and working unhoused)¶

If you live in your car or van, or if you work irregular shifts when day shelters are closed, a budget national gym membership is the single greatest investment you can make:

• Planet Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Crunch, PureGym (UK), FitX/McFIT (EU), or local municipal YMCA: A basic single-club membership costs $10 to \(15 USD per month, while a multi-location card (such as the Planet Fitness Black Card at ~\)24.99/month) grants 24/7 access to over 2,400+ locations nationwide with unlimited hot showers, private changing stalls, hair dryers, clean toilets, drinking water bottle refill stations, and free Wi-Fi.
• How to join without a utility bill or bank account: Most budget gyms require an Automated Clearing House (ACH) routing and account number rather than a prepaid gift card. You can open a free online checking account or reloadable debit account that provides a full routing and account number (such as Chime, Cash App, or a local credit union second-chance account) using a shelter or General Delivery mailing address.
• Etiquette to protect your membership: Never walk into a commercial gym carrying a massive 70-liter camping backpack, sleeping bag, or trash bags; gym staff are trained to revoke memberships of people who appear to be living inside the locker room. Leave your main gear locked in your car trunk or stashed safely, and walk in wearing athletic clothes carrying only a standard small gym duffel bag containing your towel, flip-flops, toiletries, and clean change of clothes. Spend 10 minutes walking on a treadmill or stretching before heading into the locker room so your visit looks like a standard workout.

3. Truck stops, travel plazas, and campgrounds¶

If you are traveling along interstate highways or living near freight corridors, major travel plazas (such as Love's, Pilot Flying J, TravelCenters of America (TA), and Petro) operate spotless, hotel-grade private bathroom/shower suites with locked deadbolts, freshly laundered towels, and unlimited hot water.

• How to get a free shower voucher instead of paying $15 to $18: Commercial semi-truck drivers earn one free shower credit on their loyalty card every time they pump 50 gallons (190 liters) of diesel fuel, and long-haul drivers who fuel daily accumulate unlimited extra shower credits that expire unused. Stand politely near the Driver Kiosk / Fuel Desk entrance (never knock on the cab of a parked truck where a driver is sleeping) and ask a passing trucker: "Excuse me, driver, do you happen to have an extra shower credit on your points card you wouldn't mind printing for me?" Over 80 percent of commercial drivers will gladly swipe their card at the kiosk and hand you a printed PIN code slip for a free private shower.

4. The "Two-Bottle / Washcloth" sponge bath when no shower is available¶

When you are snowed in, miles from a facility, or recovering from illness in a tent or car, never use alcohol-based hand sanitizer or baby wipes alone as your sole long-term body wash; baby wipes leave a sticky surfactant residue that clogs pores and irritates the groin, while alcohol cracks the skin. Instead, perform a Two-Container Soap-and-Rinse Sponge Bath using just 1 liter (34 fluid ounces) of warm water:

1. Heat or warm 1 liter of clean water: Even leaving a dark water bottle on your car dashboard in the sun for 2 hours warms the water comfortably.
2. Use two distinct microfiber washcloths (one for washing, one for rinsing) and clean from cleanest to dirtiest areas:
3. Step 1: Face, neck, and behind the ears (using plain warm water or mild soap).
4. Step 2: Chest, back, arms, and underarms (apply a drop of diluted liquid castile soap like Dr. Bronner's or mild body wash on Cloth #1, scrub thoroughly to break down odor-causing bacteria, then wipe completely clean with plain water on Cloth #2).
5. Step 3: Groin, perineum, and buttocks (wash front-to-back to prevent introducing E. coli into the urinary tract, rinse thoroughly with Cloth #2, and pat dry completely).
6. Step 4: Feet and between the toes last (never use the cloth that touched your feet on your face or groin, as foot fungus tinea pedis spreads directly to the groin as jock itch).

flowchart TD
    A["Need Shower, Laundry, or Restroom Access Today"] --> B{"What Specific Hygiene Resource Do You Need?"}
    B -->|Hot Shower & Soap| C{"Do You Have $10-$25/Month or $0?"}
    C -->|$0 Cash| D["Call 211 for Mobile Shower Trailer or Morning Day Shelter Sign-Up"]
    C -->|$10-$25/Month| E["Use 24/7 Budget Gym Membership or Ask Trucker for Pilot/Love's Shower Credit"]
    B -->|Clean Clothes / Delousing| F{"Are Clothes Infested with Body Lice, Scabies, or Bed Bugs?"}
    F -->|Yes| G["Mete rad SÈCH nan seche rad komèsyal sou gwo chalè (60 °C / 140 °F) pou 30 minit anvan."]
    F -->|No| H["Sèvi ak Charity Lesiv Lanmou Evènman oswa lave men nan yon sak chèch lou"]
    B -->|Urgent Restroom / Nighttime Toilet| I{"Are Public Facilities Open right Now?"}
    I -->|Open (Daytime)| J["Use Library, Hospital Lobby, Hotel Lobby, Big-Box Store, or Grocery Restroom"]
    I -->|Closed (Overnight)| K["Use 24-Hour Travel Plaza, Hospital ER Waiting Room, or In-Car Urine Bottle + Double-Bag Toilet"]

Bathroom access and safe nighttime sanitation¶

When cities lock public park bathrooms at dusk and cafés post "Restrooms for Customers Only" signs, holding urine or stool for 12 hours causes bladder distension, urinary tract infections, severe constipation, and hemorrhoids. Furthermore, being caught urinating in an alleyway or behind a dumpster can result in an indecent exposure citation or municipal arrest warrant.

High-success daytime and 24-hour public restrooms¶

Keep a mental map of reliable, no-purchase-necessary restrooms within walking distance of your daytime and nighttime locations:

• Aplikasyon pou kontoune kòd klavye pòt yo: Telechaje aplikasyon pou jwenn twalèt gratis tankou Flush Toilet Finder, Kote twalèt piblik, oswa kat kominotè ki bay lis kote egzak, aksè pou chèz woulant, ak kòd pòt klavye 4 chif aktyèl pou boutik kafe ak restoran fast-food.
• Dwa aksè nan twalèt medikal (Lwa Ally): Si w soufri maladi Crohn, kolit ilsè, sendwòm entesten chimerik (IBS), gwosès, oswa yon aparèy ostomi, plis pase 20 eta Etazini te adopte Lwa Aksè twalèt la (Lwa Ally), ak atravè UK a **Kle nasyonal Radar Crohn ak **Kle ak Radar Crohns UK. "Can't Wait Card" mande pou etablisman an detay yo bay anplwaye yo aksè imedyat nan twalèt yo pandan yon ijans medikal.

Sanitasyon san danje pandan lannwit nan yon tant, machin oswa kamyon¶

Pa janm soti deyò veyikil ou oswa tant nan yon kote pakin enfiltrasyon a 2:00 AM pou fè pipi sou pave a; kamera sekirite ak rezidan yo rele lapolis imedyatman.

1. Liquid waste (Urination):
2. Gason: Kenbe yon devwe, rijid 1-lit a 2-lit (32 a 64 oz) boutèy plastik opak bouch lajè (tankou yon boutèy detèjan pou lesiv vid byen rense, ki tou degize sa w ap pote lè w ap mache jete l nan maten an, oswa yon boutèy ki gen bouch lajè pou w santi w santi w otou. li nan fè nwa san li pa limen yon limyè).
3. Fanm yo: Sèvi ak yon antonwa pou pipi fi silikon (ki disponib nan magazen kan oswa sou entènèt pou $8, oswa enpwovize nan yon antonwa plastik ki pwòp) ki asosye ak yon boutèy ki gen bouch lajè, oswa yon bokit 3 lit (3.2-kat) ki kouvri ak poud jèl absòbe.
4. Elimine maten: Pa janm vide boutèy pipi sou pakin asfalt kote odè a gaye nan solèy la epi fè entèdi moun ki rete nan machin yo. Vide pipi likid dirèkteman nan yon twalèt piblik pandan w ap sispann twalèt maten an, oswa nan yon drenaj egou sanitè, epi rense boutèy la chak jou ak dlo ak yon ti gout vinèg blan oswa klowòks.
5. Solid waste (Emergency "WAG Bag" / Double-Bag System):
6. Toujou kenbe yon twous fatra solid pou ijans nan machin ou oswa nan valiz lekòl ou a pou dyare oswa gastroanterit toudenkou lannwit: yon bokit 5 galon (19 lit) (ki gen yon kouvèti plastik pou chèz twalèt $10 oswa yon fant pisin nan longè sou bòd la) ki kouvri ak **de sak fatra lou.
7. Kontwole odè ak likid: Mete yon ti ponyen fatra chat ki rasanble, granules recho an bwa, kouto Pine, oswa yon pake ajan jele komèsyal (Poo Powder / WAG sak kristal) nan pati anba sak anndan an anvan ou itilize. Touswit apre w fin itilize a, mare sak anndan an byen sere, sele li andedan dezyèm sak deyò a, epi jete l nan yon fatra komèsyal deyò nan douvanjou.

Lesiv san yon kay: pwogram gratis, lave andeyò griy la, ak dezenfekte¶

Mete menm rad ki pa lave yo pou semèn pyèj selil po mouri, sebase, espò chanpiyon, ak bakteri lari sou po ou.

1. Pwogram lesiv kominotè gratis¶

• ** Lanmou pou lesiv (laundrylove.org):** Operating in hundreds of cities across the United States, Laundry Love partners with local commercial laundromats once or twice a month (or weekly) to pay for all coin/card washers and dryers, providing free detergent pods and dryer sheets to unhoused and low-income individuals on a no-questions-asked basis.
• Orange Sky (orangesky.org.au / orangesky.org.nz) ak Kamyon Lesiv Mobil: Nan Ostrali, Nouvèl Zeland, ak de pli zan pli nan vil Ozetazini ak UK, kamyon lesiv mobil ekipe ak machin lave komèsyal ak sechwa pake ansanm ak kwizin soup epi lave/seche jiska 8 kilogram (18 liv) rad pou chak moun pandan w ap manje.
• Sant Lajounen pou San Labri ak Abri pou Jèn yo: Pifò sant lajounen pèmèt ou lave epi seche yon chaj mwayen rad pèsonèl pa semèn gratis si w enskri anvan 9:00 AM.

2. Lave men ki wo-efikasite sou kadriyaj (Metòd Ajitasyon Dry-Bag)¶

If you cannot afford $6 for a laundromat washer and cannot reach a day shelter, do not wash clothes in a public sink where security will kick you out. Instead, use a 10-liter to 20-liter (2.5 to 5 gallon) waterproof roll-top camping dry bag (or a clean 5-gallon bucket with a tight lid):

1. Place 2 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of underwear, and 2 t-shirts inside the dry bag.
2. Fill halfway with warm or cool water and add only 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) of liquid detergent or a quarter of a laundry detergent sheet. (Warning: Using too much soap is the #1 mistake in hand-washing; excess soap cannot be rinsed out with limited water and leaves an irritating chemical film on your skin that causes contact dermatitis).
3. Roll the top of the dry bag closed 3 times, clip the buckle, and knead, shake, and roll the bag with your hands or feet for 5 minutes just like a washing machine drum.
4. Let soak for 10 minutes, pour the gray soapy water into a toilet or soil away from natural streams, refill with clean water to rinse, agitate for 2 minutes, and wring out.
5. The "Towel Burrito" Wringing Trick: Never twist wet clothes violently, which tears fibers, and never hang dripping-wet clothes inside a closed car or tent (which creates toxic black mold and condensation). Lay the wet garment flat on a dry towel, roll the towel up tightly like a burrito, and step on the rolled towel with your knees to press 80 percent of the moisture out before hanging it to dry in the breeze or spending $1.50 for 20 minutes in a laundromat dryer.

3. Eradicating body lice, scabies, and bed bugs (The 60°C / 140°F Heat Rule)¶

Congregate shelter mats, discarded street blankets, and crowded transit seats frequently harbor three ectoparasites: body lice, scabies mites, and bed bugs.

Prevansyon enfeksyon po, gratèl chanpiyon, ak pye tranche¶

Nan lari a, konbinezon friksyon soti nan mache 10 a 20 kilomèt (6 a 12 mil) yon jou, swe, pousyè tè, ak enkapasite pou douch chak jou kreye yon anviwònman ideyal pou pann bakteri ak chanpiyon po.

1. Rekonèt ak kanpe MRSA ak selulit bakteri bonè¶

Staphylococcus aureus (ki gen ladan MRSA ki reziste antibyotik) ak Streptococcus bakteri yo viv san danje sou sifas po moun ak andedan pasaj nen yo, men lè yo antre nan yon ti anpoul, pike pinèz, razwa, talon fann oswa sit piki, yo lakòz absè (bouyi) ak **selilit.

• Pa janm peze, pete, oswa lanse yon bouyi po tèt ou: Anpil moun konfonn yon absè Staph difisil, douloure, wouj ak yon "mòde Spider" epi eseye peze li oswa koupe l 'ak yon lam ki pa esteril. Peze yon absè kraze miray entèn ki anba po a epi fòse bakteri dirèkteman nan tisi ki pi fon an ak nan san, sa ki lakòz sepsis fatal.
• Swen pwòp tèt ou byen bonè pou yon ti bouyi lokalize (pa gen lafyèv): Aplike yon pwòp, cho, konpresyon imid (yon ti sèvyèt pwòp ki tranpe nan dlo tyèd) sou boul la pou 15 minit 3 a 4 fwa pa jou pou fè sikilasyon san nan zòn nan epi ede l drenaj natirèlman, Lè sa a, kouvri l ak yon bandaj esteril sèk pou pa janm manyen rad ou oswa lòt moun pi.
• Tès "Sharpie Pen Outline" pou selulit la: Si yon zòn nan po wouj, cho, anfle, sansib ap gaye alantou yon koupe oswa yon mòde ensèk, pran yon plim oswa yon makè epi trase yon liy sou fwontyè ekstèn wouj la, ekri lè egzak akote li. Si woujè a ap elaji pase liy lank ou nan 2 a 4 èdtan, si ou devlope tach wouj k ap deplase nan lenn ou oswa anba anba (lenfanjit), oswa si ou devlope frison oswa lafyèv, ale nan yon klinik swen ijan oswa depatman ijans imedyatman pou preskripsyon antibyotik oral oswa IV.

2. Enfeksyon chanpiyon: Jock Itch, pye atlèt, ak Intertrigo¶

• Kenbe pli po yo sèk: Enfeksyon chanpiyon (tinea cruris nan lenn, tinea pedis ant zòtèy yo, ak Candida intertrigo anba tete oswa pli nan vant) pa ka siviv sou po sèk. Apre w fin lave, tape pliye po yo nèt sèk epi aplike yon ti kras pousye poud kò medikaman ki baze sou lanmidon mayi oswa yon krèm antifonjik san preskripsyon (clotrimazole 1%, miconazole 2%, oswa terbinafine 1%, ki ekip sansibilizasyon lari ak klinik yo bay gratis).
• Mete chosèt ou AVAN kilòt ou: Si ou gen Pye Atlèt (dekale, po grate ant zòtèy ou) epi ou antre nan kilòt ou a pye atè, zòtèy ou trennen espò chanpiyon dwat moute nan bò rad la nan kilòt ou, sa ki lakòz Jock Itch grav. Toujou mete chosèt sèk pwòp anvan ou rale sou kilòt ou ak pantalon ou.

Swen dantè nan lari a: sispann karies dan ak absè san koule¶

Doulè dantè ki pa trete se youn nan kondisyon ki pi agonizan ak feblès ki gen eksperyans pandan yo pa loje. Menm pi danjere, yon enfeksyon bakteri pwofon nan rasin yon dan pouri (absè periapical) ka erode nan zo machwè a nan espas fasyal pwofon nan kou a (anjin Ludwig a) oswa vwayaje nan sèvo a (tronboz sinis kavènè) oswa valv kè (endokardit).

Ki jan yo bwose ak pwoteje dan ak dlo minimòm ("Kreche, pa rense")¶

Ou pa bezwen yon lavabo twalèt oswa dlo tiyo k ap koule pou w bwose dan w de fwa pa jou:

1. Toujou sèvi ak yon dantifris fliyò (1,000 a 1,500 ppm fliyò): Aplike yon kantite pwa nan dantifris fliyò sou yon bwòs dan ki sèk oswa yon ti kras mouye.
2. Bwose pou 2 minit plen nan yon ang 45 degre sou liy jansiv la kote bakteri plak yo akimile, espesyalman anvan ou ale nan dòmi (koule krache desann nan 80 pousan pandan w ap dòmi, kite dan ki pa bwose san defans kont asid).
3. Kwoche kim ki depase, epi PA rense bouch ou ak dlo apre sa: Gid modèn dantè ki soti nan Asosyasyon Dantè Ameriken (ADA) ak NHS England mete aksan sou "Kre, pa rense." Kite yon fim mikwoskopik nan dantifris fliyò sou emaye ou a pou 30 minit apre w fin bwose bouch ou byen bonè **kavite remine ** rense. Senpleman vide 1 gwo kiyè (15 mililit) nan boutèy dlo sou pwal bwòs dan yo apre pou rense bwòs la pwòp, souke li sèk, epi estoke li nan yon bouchon vantile (pa janm sele yon bwòs dan mouye andedan yon sache plastik ziploc ki byen fèmen, ki elve mwazi ak bakteri kolifòm fekal).
4. Si w pa gen bwòs dan oswa dlo apre w fin manje manje ki gen sik ladan: Moulen chiklèt san sik ki sikre ak Xylitol pou 15 minit, oswa pase yon ti gout dlo klè nan tout dan ou epi vale l pou netralize asid plak.

Jwenn ekstraksyon dantè ijans gratis ak amalgam¶

• Sant Sante ki kalifye federalman (FQHCs) ak klinik dantè: Jwenn sant sante kominotè ki pi pre HRSA ki finanse a (findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov) oswa klinik Swen Sante pou Sanzabri. Pifò gwo FQHC yo opere "Doulè Dantè Ijans / Orè Triyaj" premye bagay nan maten an (anjeneral 7:00 AM oswa 7:30 AM) kote yon dantis sou plas fè radyografi, blòk nè ijans, ekstraksyon dan absè, antibyotik, ak ranpli tanporè pou $0 sou yon san kay.
• Lekòl Dantè ak klinik RAM / Misyon Mizèrikòd: Lekòl dantè inivèsite yo ak klinik charitab ki vwayaje a gwo echèl (Remote Area Medical - RAM ak evènman eta Mission of Mercy - MOM) bay kanal rasin gratis, netwayaj, amalgam, ak fo dan.

Ijyèn règ ak dlo pwòp pou bwè nan lari a¶

Jere règ san danje san aksè nan twalèt ki konsistan¶

Lè moun ki pa loje yo manke kousinen oswa tanpon, enpwovize ak vye rad, papye twalèt, chosèt sal, oswa kite yon sèl tampon andedan pou plis pase 8 èdtan kreye yon gwo risk pou yo gen Sendwòm Chòk Toksik (TSS) ak vajinoz bakteri.

• Kote pou w jwenn founiti pou règ gratis: Chak sant lajounen pou moun ki san kay, van pou sèvis lari, klinik Planned Parenthood, FQHC, ak anpil bibliyotèk piblik ak bilding minisipal yo bay bwat kousinen ak tanpon gratis. Ou ka konekte tou ak chapit lokal yo nan I Support the Girls, Period.org, oswa The Pad Project.
• Kosinen kont tanpon kont tas règ nan lari a:
• Kosinen Sanitè Ekstèn: Toujou opsyon ki pi an sekirite lè w pa gen dlo pwòp cho ak savon pou w lave men w anvan w mete w. Chanje kousinen chak 4 a 6 èdtan pou anpeche friksyon ak kwasans bakteri.
• Tampons: Pa janm kite yon sèl tampon mete pou plis pase 8 èdtan maksimòm. Toujou lave oswa dezenfekte men w byen anvan devlope epi mete yon tampon pou bakteri lari ki soti nan dwèt ou pa antre nan kanal vajinal la. Si w devlope yon gwo lafyèv toudenkou, vomisman, dyare dlo, vètij lè w kanpe, ak yon gratèl ki tankou boule solèy sou pla men w oswa plant ou pandan w ap itilize yon tampon, retire li imedyatman epi rele. 911/112/999 pou Sendwòm Chòk Toksik.
• Gosèt règ: Pandan ke tas règ silikon ki ka itilize ankò ekonomize lajan, sèlman sèvi ak yon tas règ si ou gen aksè serye chak jou nan yon koule prive ak dlo potab k ap koule ak savon pou lave gode a ant ensèsyon ak yon fason pou bouyi / esterilize li ant sik; Vide ak reinsertion yon tas ak men ki pa lave nan yon pot-a-potty pote yon gwo risk enfeksyon.

Lokalize estasyon rezèv dlo potab (ak pote yon kle Sillcock)¶

Pa janm bwè dlo ki pa trete nan rivyè vil yo, kannal irigasyon yo, awozwa teren gòlf (ki prèske inivèsèl flite dlo ize rekipere ki pa potab nan tiyo koulè wouj violèt), oswa flak dlo kanpe.

1. **Estasyon pou ranpli boutèy gratis: ** Bibliyotèk piblik, sendika etidyan inivèsite yo, lobby lopital, sant rekreyasyon, ayewopò, sant transpò piblik yo, ak gwo makèt gen estasyon pou ranpli boutèy ki nan frijidè ki filtre ak kabòn. Sèvi ak Tap gratis la (findtap.com) oswa Ranpli aplikasyon pou smartphone pou kat pwen dlo potab gratis toupre w.
2. Tout kawoutchou bilding ekstèn ak kle Sillcock 4-Way la: Bilding komèsyal yo, sant komèsyal dezabiye, legliz, ak lekòl yo souvan retire manch wonn yo nan tiyo dlo deyò yo pou anpeche vandal yo kite tiyo a kouri, kite yon tij kare, triyangilè oswa kannal dèyè yon bouchon metal. Pote yon $7 4-Way Plumber's Sillcock Key sou bag kle ou a pèmèt ou limen yon tiyo eksteryè dlo potab minisipal pou 30 segonn pou ranpli krich dlo 1 galon (3.8-lit) ou, epi fèmen li byen sere pou ou kite zewo dezòd ak zewo dlo gaspiye. (Toujou verifye tiyo a konekte ak liy dlo frèt minisipal bilding prensipal la epi li pa yon valv ki pentire koulè wouj violèt "Irigasyon ki pa Potab Reklame").

Kesyon yo poze souvan¶

Gid ki gen rapò¶

• Medikaman nan lari: pye tranche, swen blesi, ak sante abri
• Jwenn koupon pou manje akselere (SNAP) ak Medicaid pandan w pa gen kay
• Dòmi nan machin ou an san danje ak triyaj pakin enfiltrasyon
• Sudden homelessness: first 48 hours and emergency shelter
• Dental emergencies and knocked-out tooth
• Nimewo ijans

Sous yo tcheke¶

• Sant pou Kontwòl ak Prevansyon Maladi (CDC, Etazini): Gid Klinik pou Kontwòl Pou Kò, Gal, ak Pinèz nan Abri Kongregasyon ak Popilasyon San Abri ak Gid pou Prevansyon Enfeksyon Po MRSA.
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC, United States): Adapted Clinical Guidelines for Oral Health, Dermatology, and Hygiene Access for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness.
• American Dental Association (ADA, United States) and NHS England (United Kingdom): Fluoride Toothpaste Use, "Spit Don't Rinse" Caries Prevention, and Emergency Odontogenic Infection Triage.
• World Health Organization (WHO) and Sphere Handbook (International): Minimum Standards in Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) in Humanitarian Crises.
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA, United States): Tampon Use and Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) Consumer Safety Guidance.