How Did Hand Washing Become A Public Health Intervention?
How Did Hand Washing Become A Public Health Intervention? In fact, it was 19th-century Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis who, after observational studies, first advanced the idea of “hand hygiene” in medical settings. The simple act of hand-washing is a critical way to prevent the spread of germs. How did the medical community receive Semmelweis intervention?