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National Hand Washing Awareness Week
The goal of National Hand Washing Awareness Week is to decrease the spread of infectious diseases by empowering individuals to educate and help protect their communities. From more information, visit www.henrythehand.com.
Did you know?
Keeping hands clean is one of the most important ways to prevent the spread of infection and illness.
Join Henry the Hand as a champion hand washer following these four steps to hand awareness:
Wash your hands when they are dirty and before eating.
Do not cough into your hands. (Cover your mouth with your forearm.)
Do not sneeze into your hands. (Sneeze into a tissue or, if necessary, your forearm.)
Above all, do not put your fingers in your eyes, nose or mouth.
Ideas for Schools:
Decorate the school with Hand Washing Awareness themed materials. Get free hand washing awareness posters. Click here: http://bit.ly/vnowIW
Take pictures and tell us how your school is celebrating Hand Washing Awareness Week, and your school may get featured as a Force for Health in Student Health Force. Tell us how you're celebrating here: http://studenthealthforce.com/featured/featured-cities.php
Have your students take the Student Health Force - Hand Hygiene or Wash Your Hands courses and share their experience. These online courses and lesson plans can be found in Student Health Force - Influenza. Scroll down to access a free course.
Spread the word. Have your students create a Share it! activity about hand washing.
Students at Martin Luther King High School learned about hand washing through Student Health Force and created a video as their Share it! activity. Check out their video by visiting http://studenthealthforce.com/featured/featured-city-philadelphia.php.
Send a hand washing eCard - http://bit.ly/gznqQB.
Student Health Force® Aligned with MyPlate
InnerLink's Student Health Force - Nutrition online curriculum and K-6 nutrition-related lesson plans are now aligned with the USDA's MyPlate just in time for the new school year. To learn more, click here.
Student Health Force®, a Flu Prevention Resource
Be a leader in flu prevention. Stop the flu in its tracks by following a few simple steps:
Wash your hands frequently
Cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough
Isolate yourself and seek medical attention if you feel sick
Maintain a healthy lifestyle
Free Flu Prevention Courses:
Elementary Wash Your Hands - English
Elementary Wash Your Hands - Spanish
Middle School Hand Hygiene - English
Middle School Hand Hygiene - Spanish
Pandemic Flu and Public Health
Quick reference swine flu (H1N1) guide
Student Health Force® My Climb for Heart Health Contest
June 1, 2011
Lancaster, PA - My Climb for Heart Health contest winners were announced and prizes awarded. To learn more, click here.