Hand Hygiene for Schools and Child Care
Hand hygiene information, research, and guidelines for schools and child care.
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Hand Washing and Young Children
Important handwashing information for young children and childcare providers. Handwashing is key to disease prevention, gloves and diaper changes, and why young children are at increased risk.
- Absenteeism is Expensive
Information for school administrators on why they should encourage handwashing curricula.
- Handwashing Gets Results
Flyer showing hand washing statistics for schools.
- Infectious Diseases in Childcare Settings and Schools Manual
The Hennepin County Community Health Department, with the support of the local and state disease prevention and control staff and childcare consultants, created a manual for childcare and schools that is very helpful.
- School Health: A Foundation for Learning
MDH school health gateway page. This page provides information for schools, parents, and others to promote healthy schools and healthy children.
“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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