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Handwashing
- Global Handwashing Day (The Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap)
- Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives (CDC)
- Handwashing and Nail Hygiene (CDC)
- Hand-washing: Do's and Don'ts (Mayo Clinic)
- Plain soap and water are Best! Antibacterial soaps are not needed. (Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, PDF 2 KB)
Handwashing Video
- Put Your Hands Together (CDC)
Posters and Handouts
- Clean Hands Save Lives! (CDC, PDF 390 KB)
- Double Handwashing Posters (Texas A&M University Food Safety)
- Double Handwashing Poster - PDF in English 489 KB)
- Double Handwashing Poster - PDF in Spanish 488 KB
For Teachers
References discussing the benefits of handwashing
- Information on Staphylococcal Infections for Day Care Administrators and Care Givers (Texas A&M University, PDF 35 KB)
- Handwashing: Germ Fighting 101 (Texas A&M University, PDF 175 KB)
- Hand Hygiene: Why, How and When? (World Health Organization, PDF 466 KB)