WASH HANDS AFTER CONTACT WITH STOOLS PREVENTION EDUCATION HAND WASHING IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WAYS OF PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF INFECTION.   #1 PREVENTION WASH HANDS AFTER CONTACT WITH STOOLS

PREVENTION EDUCATION THERE ARE MANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN HANDWASHING SHOULD OCCUR (AFTER HANDLING ANIMALS, CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED SURFACES AND BODY FLUIDS) BUT FOCUSING ON THE PRACTICE OF WASHING HANDS FOLLOWING TOILETING IS A PREVENTION THAT DECREASES TRANSMISSION OF GERMS TO HUMANS, FOOD, WATER AND OBJECTS

PROMOTING HAND HYGIENE IN SCHOOLS LESSON SHOULD BE SIMPLE, PRACTICAL AND FUN! INTRODUCE A SONG ABOUT HANDWASHING OR CREATE ONE…INCLUDE THE STUDENTS USE FAMILIAR TUNES ADD MOVEMENT/DRAMA INCLUDE NUMERACY AND LITERACY LENGTH OF TIME REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE HANDWASHING: 20 SECONDS OR THE TIME IT TAKES TO SING THE ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ SONG TWICE

RESOURCES FROM THE WEB… HANDWASHING SONG VIDEO #1 HANDWASHING SONG VIDEO #2 HANDWASHING DANCE VIDEO #1 HANDWASHING DANCE VIDEO #2

…MORE HANDWASHING ACTIVITIES COVER A FEW STUDENTS HANDS WITH FLOUR AND THEN SHAKE HANDS WITH OTHER STUDENTS AND TOUCH OBJECTS TO DEMONSTRATE TRANSMISSION OF GERMS PRACTICE HANDWASHING IN THE CLASSROOM WITH BOWL AND SOAP CREATE HANDWASHING CHARTS FOR SCHOOL TO RECORD WHEN STUDENTS HAVE WASHED THEIR HANDS…CREATE A COMPETITION CREATE A MENTORING PROGRAM WHERE OLDER STUDENTS TEACH YOUNGER STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY CREATE A SKIT TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE VILLAGE

INCLUDE LITERACY AND NUMERACY!

TIPPY TAP ‘ONE INNOVATION DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SIMPLE, ECONOMICAL, AND EFFECTIVE HAND-WASHING STATION TO COMMUNITIES IN LOWER INCOME COUNTRIES IS THE TIPPY TAP. THESE DEVICES USE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SOAP AND WATER THAN OTHER TRADITIONAL MEANS OF HANDWASHING IN WATER-SCARCE SETTINGS. ’ HOW TO MAKE A TIPPY TAP VIDEO HTTP://WWW.TIPPYTAP.ORG…A WEBSITE WITH EXCELLENT RESOURCES