Health Alerts

Good hand washing is the first line of defense against infectious disease. Everyone should wash hands at the following time:

• After playing outdoors
• After using the toilet or helping a child use a toilet
• After handling bodily fluid (mucus, blood, vomit) from sneezing wiping and blowing noses, from mouths or from sores
• After handling pets
• After playing in sandboxes
• After cleaning or handling garbage
• Before eating or handling food
• Before playing in water that is used by more than one person

Help children learn the proper way to wash their hands.

Use liquid soap and running water.
Rub hands vigorously for at least 10 seconds.