Hand Washing

Hand washing is one of the simplest and most effective means of preventing the spread of flu and other infectious diseases.

What you should do

• Wash your hands after: using the toilet, coughing or sneezing into hands, engaging in any activity that may have contaminated hands.
• Wash your hands before: handling food, eating or drinking, smoking, brushing teeth, engaging in any activity that involves hand-to-mouth contact.
• Wash your hands frequently throughout the day even if you think they don’t need to be washed.

How you should do it

• Wet hands with warm water.
• Apply a generous amount of soap and lather hands well.
• Rub hands together for 20 seconds, paying special attention to the areas between fingers and under nails.
• Rinse hands thoroughly with warm water.
• Dry hands with a disposable towel.
• Use the disposable towel to turn off the faucet and open the door.