Hand Hygiene

 

Instructional materials and resources

• Hand-washing instructional poster: http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/How_To_HandWash_Poster.pdf
• CDC Hand Hygiene brochure (English): http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/PDF/CDC_HandHygiene_Brochure.pdf
• CDC Hand Hygiene brochure (Español): http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/PDF/CDC_HandHygiene_Brochure_SP.pdf
• CDC Saves Lives poster (English): http://www.cdc.gov/HandHygiene/download/Hand_Hygiene_poster.pdf
• CDC Saves Lives poster (Español): http://www.cdc.gov/HandHygiene/download/HH_Poster_espanol.pdf
• CDC Interactive Hand Hygiene Instruction: http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/training/interactiveEducation/
• CDC Promotional Materials: https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/providers/training/index.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fhandhygiene%2Ftraining.html
• Hand Hygiene Resource Center: http://www.handhygiene.org/
• Hygiene Council: http://www.hygienecouncil.org/
• Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing: http://www.globalhandwashing.org/
• Healthy Schools, Healthy People:  http://www.itsasnap.org/

Multimedia

• CDC handwashing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHISh559oho
• Global Hygiene Council video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfzgWpG4H5c
• NEJM Hand Hygiene video: http://youtu.be/sa1iFq2YuUE
• Jefferson University Hospital’s Wash ‘Em: http://youtu.be/tmMGwO4N0Vc
• Using glitter to teach kids about germs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbFjcAdsADg
• CDC What You Need to Know About Handwashing video: https://youtu.be/d914EnpU4Fo

Pathogen background information:

Influenza

• CDC Flu Info: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/
• Flu symptoms: http://www.flu.gov/symptoms-treatment/symptoms/

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and MRSA

AMR

• CDC overview:  http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html
• WHO 2014 Global Report: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/112647/1/WHO_HSE_PED_AIP_2014.2_eng.pdf
• Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria- PBS’s Frontline:  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hunting-the-nightmare-bacteria/

MRSA

• CDC MRSA page: http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/
• CDC MRSA FAQ (English): http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/pdf/SHEA-mrsa_tagged.pdf
• CDC MRSA FAQ (Español): http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/pdf/SHEA-SPAN_mrsa.pdf
• Don’t give bacteria a free ride poster (English): http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/pdf/FreeRide_blue.pdf
• Don’t give bacteria a free ride poster (Español): http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/pdf/spanish/6Spanish_Black_Blue.pdf

Coronavirus

• What are Coronaviruses: http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/about/index.html 
• What is the MERS?  CDC FAQ: http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/faq.html
• 6 steps to prevent Covid-19: https://youtu.be/9Ay4u7OYOhA

E. coli

• CDC E. coli page: http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/

Industry Links

• ISSA homepage: http://www.issa.com/