Importance of hand hygiene: Hand is one of the main ways to spread germs. Good hand hygiene can effectively prevent the spread of diseases and protect the health of individuals and others. Hand hygiene principle: wash your hands with soap and tap water for at least 20 seconds. Pay attention to every part of hand washing, including fingers, back of hand, palm, fingers and so on. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or elbow, cough or sneeze. Avoid touching your face, nose, mouth and eyes with your hands.
Correct hand washing steps: wet your hands and take proper amount of soap. Rub your hands, including between your fingers, the back of your hand and the palm of your hand. Don't neglect your fingers and nails. It needs special cleaning. Keep rubbing for at least 20 seconds, rinse your hands with running water, make sure the soap is thoroughly cleaned, and dry your hands with paper towels or clean towels. Use hand sanitizer or disinfectant: Introduce the correct use of hand sanitizer or disinfectant, and emphasize their importance in some situations, such as when water and soap can't be used.
Timing of hand hygiene: Wash your hands before and after eating, after touching animals, after disposing of garbage, after going to the toilet, after sneezing, coughing or wiping your nose, and after using public facilities. Wrong hand cleaning habits: warn of common wrong cleaning habits, such as picking your nose with your fingers and scratching your scalp.
The benefits of washing hands
Prevent the spread of diseases: Our hands are the most exposed parts to bacteria and viruses. Hand washing can effectively remove pathogens and reduce the spread of infection and diseases. Enhance health awareness: forming the habit of washing hands frequently will help to enhance personal and social health awareness. By washing hands, we can better understand and understand the transmission route of diseases, develop good hygiene habits and improve the quality of life.
Protect the health of others: Bacteria and viruses can be transmitted to others by hand, especially before direct contact with others, public facilities and food. Proper hand washing can reduce the spread of bacteria and viruses in communities and public places and protect the health of others, especially the elderly, children and people with weak immune system. Protect personal health: hand is one of the main channels to spread diseases. When we touch the mouth, nose, eyes and other facial parts, it is easy to bring germs lurking in our hands into our bodies.