Fight the Spread of Germs in Your Schools
Germs Have Perfect Attendance
Illness is responsible for more than 144 million lost school days per year.
Absenteeism can mean:
• Lost learning opportunities
• Reduced funding
• Increased operating costs for substitute teachers
Most Germs are Transmitted by Hands
Hands spread germs » Germs may cause illness » Illness causes absenteeism
Make Good Hand Hygiene Part of Your Lesson Plan
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. How often do your students leave their desks to wash their hands?
Make Good Hand Hygiene Part of Your Preparedness Plan
The CDC and US Dept. of Health and Human Services advise schools to:
• Encourage students to practice good hand hygiene
• Provide an ample supply of easily accessible hand hygiene products, such as soap and water and alcohol-based hand sanitizers
• Begin education on proper hand hygiene and cough etiquette immediately
PURELL®-America’s #1 Hand Sanitizer
Now in a Non-Aerosol Foam
Easy access to PURELL encourages hand hygiene when soap and water aren’t available or convenient. PURELL kills 99.99% of most common germs that may cause illness. New foam formula that encourages use thick, rich foam stays in your hands
Results of a Comprehensive Hand Hygiene Program
Absenteeism was reduced by 51% in classrooms that combined hand- hygiene education and regular use of PURELL®
GOJO®Foam Handwash
• High-capacity, easy to use, sanitary sealed systems.
• Luxury foam formulas encourage use
• New GOJO®Green Certified Foam Hand Cleaner is a highly effective, environmentally preferred handwashing formula
Easy to Use Lesson Plans
The GOJO Hand Hygiene Program for Schools includes lesson plans that will teach kids all about hand hygiene Includes detailed lesson plans appropriate for grades Pre-K-6
http://education.gojo.com
Making Effective Hand Hygiene as Easy as 1, 2, 3
Provide products, systems and education that encourage students to practice hand hygiene:
- PURELL®Instant Hand Sanitizer for convenient hand hygiene in the classrooms and common areas
- GOJO®Foam Soap to encourage proper handwashing at each handwashing sink
- Effective hand hygiene education
All of these products are available through Martin Bros. and the IEC! Contact Steve Rathbun for more information.
Other Resources
Healthy Schools Healthy People
NSF Scrub Club
CDC
US Department of Health and Human Services
