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
