Category: hand hygiene

Effective Handwashing: Learn. Teach. Repeat.

May 5 is World Hand Hygiene Day. Of all the practical skills and lessons, learning to protect your health in a public health emergency or a natural disaster by teaching and practicing effective handwashing is the most important. Clean hands are essential to health, whether in an emergency or day-to-day life. Start making handwashing a Read More >

May 4, 2020 by Blog Administrator10 Comments

Disease Outbreak, Flu, General, natural disasters, preparedness, prevention

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What You May Not Know about Hand Hygiene – And Really Should

May 5th is World Hand Hygiene Day We all know that cleaning our hands helps keep threatening germs away, but unclean hands continue to contribute to infections while patients receive care in healthcare settings. On any given day, about 1 in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection. Many germs that cause these Read More >

May 5, 2016 by Blog Administrator24 Comments

General, prevention

hand hygiene, healthcare providers, healthcare-associated infections, patients, public health, World Hand Hygiene Day