National Public Health Week starts today and is about making sure communities have a chance at long and healthy lives. One way to make a community healthier is educating children on the importance of handwashing and making it a habit each and every day. According to the CDC, washing your...
Fun with Handwashing for Any Age
December 1-7, 2021 marks National Handwashing Awareness Week. Since we’re in the midst of cold and flu season, it’s especially important to revisit the basics of handwashing. We’ll be spending more time indoors and around others who might have colds, making it more likely that we’ll be exposed to the...
How to Teach Hand Hygiene Habits
Happy Global Handwashing Day! It’s the perfect time to reinforce the importance of hand hygiene. Keeping your hands clean is one of the easiest and most effective ways to stop the spread of germs. This observance day is part of an international handwashing promotion campaign to help motivate people to...
“Healthy Schools, Healthy People” Website: Resources for Parents, School Staff and Kids
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) unveiled a new website for the Healthy Schools, Healthy People program. The new website features resources for educators, school nurses, administrators, parents and students. The redesign also includes interactive games, a newsletter, webinar program and dedicated social media. The Healthy Schools, Healthy People program is...
Want to Avoid Colds and Flu? Read This.
Most germs are spread through the air through coughing, sneezing and even breathing. And, of course we know that germs can be transferred from person to person through contact (think handshakes, kisses, and hugs). And as the holidays approach, we’ll be doing a lot of hugging and kissing. Keep the...
Sudsy and Soapy’s Teachable Cleaning Moment
For those of you who have kids heading off to school for the first time, it can’t hurt to give them a quick primer on how and when to wash their hands at school. The American Cleaning Institute’s fun Hooray for Handwashing video, coloring sheets, and music teach pre-school kids...