National Handwashing Awareness Week – December 1-7

Handwashing Awareness

Personal hygiene starts and ends with our hands. National Handwashing Awareness Week, celebrated from December 1-7, is sponsored by Henry the Hand Foundation to remind everyone to stay vigilant about hand-washing. It reminds people that germs washing hands with soap and clean water is an effective way to prevent infections and disease. Washing hands regularly …

Importance of Clean Hands to Prevent Spread of Infections

Clean Hands to Prevent Spread of Infections

Handwashing is an effective way to prevent the spread of bacterial and viral pathogens alike, during a regular flu season or while in the event of the outbreak of dangerous airborne viruses. This infection prevention tip has gained more relevance with the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19). As the threat from this respiratory illness grows, all global …

National Hand Washing Awareness Week – December 2-8, 2019

National Hand Washing Awareness Week

Many diseases and infections are spread by not washing hands. That’s why it’s important to make hand hygiene a part of your daily routine. Every year, the first week of December is observed as National Hand Washing Awareness Week. This year, National Hand Washing Awareness Week is from December 2-8. Sponsored by the Henry the …

National Hand Washing Awareness Week 2018 – Spread the Message about Hand Hygiene

Practicing good hand hygiene is important to avoid getting sick and spreading germs. Many diseases and conditions are spread by not washing hands with soap and clean, running water. Initiated by Dr Will Sawyer, a family physician and infection control specialist and his companion Henry the Hand, National Hand Washing Awareness Week is celebrated during …