Hand hygiene at schools

teach them young

Dr.T.V.Rao MD

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Hand hygiene is important at every age

important in children

Hand washing is something we learn at a very early age and yet many people just dont do it. The problem is that most and in particular young children just dont see it as a priority. Clean Hands means Good Health good health for pupils, teachers, dinner staff, administrators and your entire school community. Its about believing in the importance of good hygiene and incorporating it into your MD Dr.T.V.Rao existing curriculum 4/24/12 22

Schools should encourage hand

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To help maintain a healthy environment and to prevent, to the extent possible the spread of disease, schools should encourage hand washing and ensure that soap or another cleansing agent is provided. Whilst there is no specific policy or procedural statement which identifies minimum requirements for provision by schools of hand-washing materials or facilities for students, the Department expects that these strategies are in place in schools. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 4/24/12 33

Why Children are at risk with infectious agents

Young children are at increased risk for contracting infectious diseases because they: are grouped together, are exposed to many new germs have immune systems that are not fully developed to fight Microbes do not have complete control of body fluids that contain Microbes have personal habits that spread germs Dr.T.V.Rao MD 44 thumb sucking rubbing 4/24/12 eyes

clean hands reduces the Infections- CDC

According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 22 million school days are lost each year due to the common cold. Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to fight the cold and flu.

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Students should wash their hands:

Before and after eating food; - after visiting the toilet; - after being exposed to respiratory or other body fluids; - after playing sport; and - at any other time when the Dr.T.V.Rao MD hands are soiled.

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The time spent in washing makes the success

Hand washing should include a minimum of 15 seconds of lathering the hands and fingers with soap before rinsing and drying.

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Procedures in hand washing make matters easy for children

Wet hands with clean warm water Apply soap Rub hands together vigorously and scrub all surfaces for 20 seconds. Remind kids to wash both thumbs as thumbs are quite often skipped in the hand washing process! Make sure to wash under nails, watches and jewellery since millions of germs gather there thoroughly rinse with clean water Use a single-use paper towel to ensure that hands can be completely dried and virtually germ free Use the paper towel to avoid contact with frequently touched 4/24/12 surfaces while Dr.T.V.Rao MD 88

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After hand washing and drying hands, kids should:

Avoid touching their eyes, nose, or mouth Avoid close contact such as shaking hands, especially with people who are sick Cough or sneeze against your sleeve or in a paper tissue that you throw in a waste basket

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Schools should provide soap and water

The Departments Student Health Care policy acknowledges that all public schools will endeavour to ensure that health care standards are met and that good health behaviour practices are promoted in schools. The promotion of good health practices is a shared responsibility between schools and parents

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We need simple things

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Antibacterial soaps are usually not necessary for children. Appropriate time spans in washing will be enough. Dont use very hot water, and teach your kids that. Really hot water can cause chapped hands, which will make it painful and something they dont want to do, and also increase their risk for infection. Keep their nails clean and short.

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home environment and may influence lifelong habits. Hand hygiene is often not sufficiently stressed in the home, child care centres and school settings, which may contribute to development of poor hand hygiene habits. Because behaviours are established in childhood, teaching children the importance of hand hygiene at an early age will improve their hand hygiene behaviours and may encourage better hand hygiene in adults Dr.T.V.Rao MD 4/24/12 1313

Child Education and Training shaped by home environments Childrens behaviours are shaped in the

Create a plan of Action

Develop provincial policies to promote hand hygiene compliance in school and child care facilities.
Plan, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate hand hygiene programs, including their provision in school curricula. Expand existing hand hygiene education programs to children and parents such as the Do Bugs Need Drugs? program, school educational programs and parental hand hygiene education of new mothers. Develop and implement collaborative and coordinated approaches in addressing low hand hygiene compliance among children. Encourage industry to develop and market hand hygiene products suitable for children.
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Infections at schools spread fast

hand washing can reduce several infections

Hand washing is one of the best ways to defend against infections, both major and minor and to protect themselves from spreading the common things that pass through schools like wildfire.

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Programme created by Dr.T.V.Rao MD for the World Wide Education on Hand Washing to control and reduce the spread of Infections among the Young

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