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To Protect Yourself, Wash Those Germs Away
Date:1/3/2009

nformation on when and why they should regularly wash their hands with soap and water.

The adult brochure, Don't Get Caught Dirty Handed, stresses that many cases of colds, flu and food-borne illness are spread by unclean hands and that these diseases cost billions each year in health-care spending and lost productivity.

Both brochures are available at washup.org.



SOURCES: Thomas Weida, M.D., professor of family and community medicine, Penn State University's Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.; Marcia Patrick, director of infection prevention and control, MultiCare, Tacoma, Wash., and spokeswoman, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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