National Hand Washing Awareness Week: Stop The Spread

Spread the word, not the germs!

This is the theme for National Hand Washing Awareness Week. They are looking for hand washing champions to join Henry the Hand in promoting hand washing to prevent the spread of germs.

Washing your hands regularly can prevent many flus, and flu-like illnesses. Beverly Beuermann-King Click to tweet

Think of yourself as a human petri-dish that grows all kind of icky bacteria and is the warm and cozy home for all kinds of viruses. Washing your hands regularly can prevent many flus, flu-like illnesses, common colds, conjunctivitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, Coxsackie viruses, Streptococcus, Pneumoccous, TB and more from growing, spreading or from entering your body.

Beverly’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Hand Washing Awareness Week:

Henry the Hand says:

Wash your hands when they are dirty and BEFORE eating
“Good” hand washing techniques include using an adequate amount of soap, rubbing the hands together to create friction and lift the germs from the skin, and rinsing under running water. Hands should be washed for a minimum of 15 seconds.
Wash your hands after using the washroom (includes changing diapers), after blowing your nose, after touching raw meat, poultry, or fish, after handling garbage,visiting or caring for sick people, and after handling pets, animals or animal waste
DO NOT cough into your hands
DO NOT sneeze into your hands
Above all, DO NOT put your fingers into your eyes, nose or mouth. These are the only portal of entry into the human body for respiratory infections and washing can reduce your risk significantly