Good health is in your hands! always wash your hands... [Apr. 10, 2003]

GOOD HEALTH IS IN YOUR HANDS!

Always wash your hands . . .

Before

preparing or eating food treating a cut or wound

tending to someone who is sick inserting or removing contact lenses

After

using the bathroom



changing a diaper or helping a

child use the bathroom (don't

forget the child's hands!)



handling raw meats, poultry or

eggs

touching pets, especially reptiles sneezing or blowing your nose, or helping a child blow his/her nose handling garbage tending to someone who is sick or injured

Washing your hands is the simplest and most effective thing you can do to reduce the spread of colds, flu, skin infections and diarrhea.
Every time you touch your hands to your mouth you can get sick.
Eating, nail biting, thumb sucking, handling food, and touching toys are all ways germs can spread.
Even shaking a hand or opening a door can transfer germs to your hands.

START

6. Turn off faucet with
towel

1. Wet hands

HAND WASHING
STEPS

2. Soap (20 seconds)

5. Towel dry

3. Scrub backs of hands,
wrists, between fingers, under
fingernails.

4. Rinse

Georgia Department of Human Resources | Division of Public Health | http://health.state.ga.us