Washing Your Hands Keeps You Healthy

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Washing Your Hands Keeps You Healthy
Diane Celi M.Ed, BSN, RN, NCSN
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When do germs get on our hands?

• After we use the toilet
• When we touch surfaces that people have coughed
  or sneezed on
• When we touch doorknobs, handles, keyboards,
  desktops, toys, equipment, and other surfaces
  that have germs on them
• Germs collect on many surfaces when people touch
  things and have not washed their hands

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How do the germs on our hands make us sick?

• Germs get into our body when we touch our eyes,
  nose, and mouth with our hands if we have not
  washed them.

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Handwashing removes the germs and helps to keep
you, your family, and friends healthy
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When should we wash our hands?

• After we use the toilet
• Always remember to flush the toilet
• And wash your hands

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Always

• Wash your hands before you eat
• your snack and lunch
• If you eat peanut butter or nuts it is a good
  idea to wash your hands once again after you eat
  to help protect your friends with food allergies

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Wash your hands after
Coughing
Blowing your nose
Sneezing
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Also remember to wash your hands..
After touching an animal
After touching pet food or treats
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It is also important to wash your hands.

• After touching animal waste
• and
• After touching the garbage or trash

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How Should You Wash Your Hands?

• 1. Wet your hands with water.
• 2. Turn off the tap and apply soap.
• 3. Lather your hands. Rub your hands together and
  lather the backs of your hands, in between your
  fingers, and under your nails.
• 4. Scrub for at least 20 seconds while you hum
  the "Happy Birthday" song twice.
• 5. Rinse your hands well under the running water.
• 6. Dry your hands well with one or two paper
  towels.
• 7. Be sure that your hands are dry when you are
  done
• 8. Turn off the water with a paper towel

Happy Birthday to you
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Can I use hand sanitizer instead?

• Yes, but soap and water is best
• Hand sanitizers are ok when you
• do not have soap and water
• How do you use it?
• Apply some to your hands from the
• dispenser. Be careful not to splash
• any into your eyes.
• Rub your hands together
• Spread the gel on the backs of your
• hands, in between your fingers, and
• around your fingernails until your
• hands are dry.

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Now Lets Watch A Fun Video On How To Wash Your
Hands!!

Scrub-a-dub-dub
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References

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  (2013, December). Handwashing clean hands save
  lives. Retrieved from http//www.cdc.gov/handwashi
  ng/when-how-handwashing.html
• All Childrens Hospital, Johns Hopkins
  Medicine (2011, December). Another Emmy for the
  All Childrens Hospital creative services
  department. Retrieved from http//www.allkids.org/
  body.cfm?id396actiondetailref789