Learn more in our
Flu Prevention Toolkit: Real People. Real Solutions.
Good Health Habits
Avoid close contact.
Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick,
keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick
too.
Stay home when you are sick.
If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are
sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.
Cover your mouth and nose.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
It may prevent those around you from getting sick.
Clean your hands.
Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs.
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Clean Hands Saves Lives!
Tips on hand washing and using alcohol-based hand sanitizers
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Wash Your Hands Often
Fact sheet and video clip from "An Ounce of Prevention Keeps the
Germs Away"
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Take Action Clean Hands
Campaign
Facts and survey results, educational materials From American
Society for Microbiology
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Consumer Advice: Clean:
Handwashing
Links to lots of educational materials, including those for
schoolchildren. From
www.foodsafety.gov
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It's a SNAP Toolkit:
Handwashing
Handwashing materials. Part of It's A SNAP program aimed at
preventing school absenteeism. From the School Network for
Absenteeism Prevention, a collaborative project of the CDC, the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Soap and
Detergent Association
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Handwashing
Brief facts and quiz questions. From "Food Safety A to Z
Reference Guide" part of middle school food safety science
program produced by the FDA and the National Science Teachers
Association
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is
contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or
mouth.
Stop the Spread of Germs
Healthy habits can protect everyone from getting
germs or spreading germs at home, work, or school.
At School
At Work
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