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National Hand Washing Awareness Week: Stop The Spread

December 3

 

National Hand Washing Awareness Week

 

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.

 

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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.

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

Henry the Hand says:

  1. Wash your hands when they are dirty and BEFORE eating
  2. “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.
  3. 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
  4. DO NOT cough into your hands
  5. DO NOT sneeze into your hands
  6. 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

 

And to add some humour to the day…

What do you call a germ who wants to have a good time?

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A fungi (fun guy)!

 

If you have some strategies to share – comment on this posting!

 

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Additional Resources:

Flu Prevention Month Article

National Hand Holding Day

Finding Your Optimal Health Article

Stress Smart Shift Work Article

WinterActive Article

Quiet DayArticle

Water: A Necessity Article

 

 

 

 

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Written By Beverly Beuermann-King

Building Resiliency Through Stress and Mental Health Strategies.
For over 20 years, Beverly has used her S-O-S Principle™ with teams who want to control their reactions to stress, build resiliency against life’s challenges and live full and flourishing lives. Beverly works with teams and leaders to shift from stressed out to resilient, enabling them to be more engaged, productive and healthy.

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