kehigienisan

Kehigienisan is a fictional concept used in speculative fiction and theoretical public health discourse to describe an integrated approach to cleanliness and disease prevention. The term is a coined portmanteau, intended to evoke a system-wide framework rather than a single technology or practice.

Proponents describe kehigienisan as combining environmental design, personal hygiene protocols, and real-time feedback managed by digital systems. In this model, environmental design includes building materials and layouts that minimize contaminant persistence, enhanced ventilation, touchless interfaces, and continuous cleaning cycles calibrated to occupancy data. Personal hygiene protocols cover routine behaviors such as hand hygiene, surface contact minimization, and prescribed sanitation rituals reinforced by wearable sensors and prompts. Real-time feedback systems monitor indicators such as air quality, surface contamination, and usage patterns, guiding individuals and institutions to take timely actions.

Originating in the fictional cities of the near-future, kehigienisan is depicted as a response to recurring epidemics and constrained healthcare resources. It spreads through schools, municipal programs, and industry standards, sometimes with opt-in privacy protections.

Impact and reception are mixed: supporters say it can lower transmission rates and create safer public spaces with less need for hard lockdowns, while critics warn about surveillance, data collection, potential coercion, and unequal access to the required technologies.

Related topics include hygiene, public health, sanitation, urban design, and smart city technologies.