Teaching Hand Hygiene
Materials, curricula, and ideas for teaching hand washing to people of all ages.
- Age Appropriate Curriculum
Curriculum for teaching handwashing to young children ages 3 - 6, Middle School and Junior High students and Grades 9 - adult.
Young Children | Junior High | Adult
- Hand Washing Project Ideas for Students
A list of fun and educational project ideas for students of all ages to teach about the spread of germs and handwashing.
- Children’s Books on Hand Washing
A list of books for young children on handwashing and germs.
- Build Your Own Hand Washing Tool Kit
The supplies and materials you need to build a toolkit for teaching the SOS food safety curriculum, or MDH hand washing curriculum.
“Hand Washing is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection”
Spotlight
Which Soap is Best?
Antibacterial soap vs. plain soap: Which is better? Liquid soap or bar soap? What about alcohol-based hand sanitizers?
Hand Hygiene Print Materials
Signs, posters, brochures, manuals, curricula, and other hand hygiene materials that you can print and use.
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.
Note:If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer. Wash your hands with soap and water when your hands are visibly soiled.
Food handlers in restaurants, schools, delis and grocery stores must wash their hands with soap and water before applying hand sanitizers. [Minn Rules Chap. 4626.0070 - 4626.0085] See Hand Hygiene for Food Handlers for more information.
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