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December 7-13, 2008 is National Hand Washing Awareness week.

Most people know hand washing is important but do you know how important? 

Washing your hands is not just something to do while you wait for your friends or because your mom tells you to.  It is one of the best defenses against all sorts of disease.  You can carry millions of illness causing microbes  on your hands that can cause colds, the flu or diarrhea.  You can pick them up by touching doorknobs, shopping carts, or stair railings that have been touched by other people who are not good at washing their hands.     

Think about all the things you touch in a day and all the people that may have touched them before you. What have they touched?? 

Below are some links that can help you be better at washing your hands and staying healthy.

    

Learn the 4 Principles of Hand Awareness and how to prevent the spread of illness.
 

Meet the Scrub Club Crew, Play games watch webisodes, learn the hand washing song.
 

A hands-on initiative for middle schools that's designed to help keep students in school and learning by improving overall health through promoting clean hands.
    

According to the CDC, the single most important thing we can do to keep from getting sick and spreading illness to others is to clean our hands. Download Brochures, Posters for Hand washing awareness. 
 


Hand washing facts for older students with links to a variety of topics including prevention of diseases.

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