{"id":1531,"date":"2021-12-01T12:05:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T17:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpcahndev.acihq.org\/wpd\/?p=1531"},"modified":"2022-02-25T12:10:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T17:10:05","slug":"fun-with-handwashing-for-any-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/fun-with-handwashing-for-any-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun with Handwashing for Any Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 1-7, 2021 marks <a href=\"https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/national-handwashing-awareness-week\/\">National Handwashing Awareness Week<\/a>. Since we\u2019re in the midst of cold and flu season, it\u2019s especially important to revisit the basics of handwashing. We\u2019ll be spending more time indoors and around others who might have colds, making it more likely that we\u2019ll be exposed to the germs that can give us the sniffles or a full-blown sickness.<\/p>\n<p>Remember: Clean hands prevent sickness!<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re at home or in the classroom, the <a href=\"https:\/\/healthyschoolshealthypeople.org\/\">Healthy Schools, Healthy People<\/a> program includes <a href=\"https:\/\/healthyschoolshealthypeople.org\/games\">games<\/a>, videos, <a href=\"https:\/\/healthyschoolshealthypeople.org\/classroom\/kids-corner\">activities<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/healthyschoolshealthypeople.org\/resources\">other resources<\/a> to reinforce healthy hand hygiene habits. Test your knowledge with the Handwashing Sorting Game, Pop Quiz, Word Search and When to Wash Your Hands Game.<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more? ACI offers handy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleaninginstitute.org\/cleanhands\/\">tips<\/a> on how and when to wash up, like after coming into contact with high touch surfaces \u2013 think doorknobs and light switches \u2013 and what you can do when soap isn\u2019t available. There also are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleaninginstitute.org\/cleanhandspublications\/\">tools<\/a> for educators, including infographics, fun coloring sheets for kids and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleaninginstitute.org\/industry-priorities\/outreach\/c-clean-childcare-cleaning\">flash cards<\/a> that encourage this healthy habit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 1-7, 2021 marks National Handwashing Awareness Week. Since we\u2019re in the midst of cold and flu season, it\u2019s especially important to revisit the basics of handwashing. We\u2019ll be spending more time indoors and around others who might have colds, making it more likely that we\u2019ll be exposed to the germs that can give us the sniffles or a full-blown sickness. Remember: Clean hands prevent sickness! Whether you\u2019re at home or in the classroom, the Healthy Schools, Healthy People program includes games, videos, activities and other resources to reinforce healthy hand hygiene habits. Test your knowledge with the Handwashing Sorting Game, Pop Quiz, Word Search and When to Wash Your Hands Game. Want to learn more? ACI offers handy tips on how and when to wash up, like after coming into contact with high touch surfaces \u2013 think doorknobs and light switches \u2013 and what you can do when soap isn\u2019t available. There also are tools for educators, including infographics, fun coloring sheets for kids and flash cards that encourage this healthy habit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[112],"class_list":["post-1531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-handwashing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1533,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531\/revisions\/1533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}