A hand hygiene poster increased the likelihood men would wash their hands, according to a study in Human Communication Research. Researchers studied the hand washing behavior of 252 men aged 18 to 62 ...

Johns Hopkins provides a free, downloadable PowerPoint that features nine colorful posters to help encourage proper hand hygiene and hand washing. Drown a bug, save a life, wash your hands Stop, hand ...

Tuesday, Oct. 15 is Global Handwashing Day. Hand washing, while essential to infection control and prevention, suffers from perennially low compliance rates, sometimes as low as 40 percent in ...

A systematic review published in April this year, which pooled the results of 28 studies worldwide, identified four main ...

Washing your hands is one of the most basic habits all of us are taught as children, but many people take it for granted, carrying it forward into their adulthood. Every year, World Hand Hygiene Day ...

Importance of washing hands: Since childhood, people are taught to wash their hands and maintain some amount of hygiene, for it can keep infections and illnesses away. The habit of handwashing has ...

A reoccurring theme that has been present during the COVID-19 pandemic is hand-washing. However, we shouldn’t just be washing our hands – we should be practicing proper hand hygiene by scrubbing for ...

Hand hygiene is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of infections and diseases. Despite its importance, many myths exist, such as that using only water is enough or that ...

The agency has updated offerings for two of its posters, “Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands” and “One Trillion Germs can Live in a Gram of Poop,” which are now offered in six languages: English, Spanish, ...

QUEZON CITY (PIA) — The Department of Health (DOH) emphasized the importance of hygiene, especially through proper washing of the hands, as the country joins in the celebration of Global Handwashing ...

It’s the pandemic mantra: Wash your hands – often. Do it with lots of soapy bubbles, scrubbing for a full 20 seconds (or the time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” twice). Rinse, dry and repeat as ...

Washing your hands is an important step to not only your health but the health of your community. Share on Pinterest According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), proper hand ...