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Skin Infections in Athletes Print Materials

Fact sheets, booklets, brochures, flyers, and other materials that you can print and use.

On this page:
Flyers
Fact sheets
Booklets, brochures & posters
Handwashing posters

Flyers:
	Skin Infections: Information for Athletes and Families Fact sheet for athletes and families.
	Skin Infections: Information for Coaches and Team Leaders Fact sheet for coaches and team leaders.
	Skin Examination of Athletes Skin examination of athletes fact sheet for coaches and team leaders.
	A Good Offense is Still the Best Defense! Poster for athletes on Staph prevention.

Fact sheets:
Schools:
	Questions and Answers about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Schools Fact sheet that answers commonly asked questions that will help parents and school officials prevent the spread of MRSA in schools.
Coaches and athletes:
	MRSA: Information for Coaches and Athletes Fact sheet with frequently asked questions about CA-MRSA for athletes and coaches.

Booklets, brochures & posters:
	Learning about MRSA: A guide for Patients A printable booklet teaching about MRSA. Available in four languages.
	Changing Bandages Poster showing the steps for how to change your bandages.

Handwashing posters:
	Be A Germ Buster...Wash Your Hands Poster (How-to Hand Washing) Six steps to cleaner hands poster that could be hung in restrooms.
	Wash Your Hands (in 18 languages) A poster from the Why, How, When to Wash Hands Preschool Handwashing Curriculum with the "wash your hands" in 18 languages.
	Hand Hygiene How-To Poster This letter sized poster shows the six steps for washing hands with soap and water or two for cleaning with alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
	Clean Your Hands! Poster This 11x17 poster shows the six steps for washing hands with soap and water or two for cleaning with alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
More Hand Hygiene Print Materials Signs, posters, brochures, manuals, curricula, and other hand hygiene materials that you can print and use.

Frequently Requested Materials

Skin Infections: Information for Athletes and Families
Fact sheet for athletes and families.

Link to skin infection information for coaches and team leaders fact sheet
Skin Infections: Information for Coaches and Team Leaders
Fact sheet for coaches and team leaders.

link to mrsa information for coaches and athletes fact sheet.
MRSA: Information for Coaches and Athletes
Fact sheet about MRSA for coaches and athletes.

link to skin examination of athletes fact sheet.
Skin Examination of Athletes
Skin examination of athletes fact sheet for coaches and team leaders.

link to mrsa Q&A about MRSA in schools fact sheet.
Questions and Answers about MRSA in Schools
Fact sheet that answers commonly asked questions that will help parents and school officials prevent the spread of MRSA in schools.

A Good Offense is Still the Best Defense!

Learning about MRSA: A guide for Patients

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