Today is Global Handwashing Day

"Did you wash your hands?"

• How many times did you hear that today?• But why are adults so hung up on hand

washing?

WHY WASH OUR HANDS??

• Washing your hands is the best way to stop GERMS from spreading.

What Do Germs Look Like Under The Microscope?

Think about all the things that you touched today. Things like....

DOOR HANDLES

TELEPHONE

REMOTE CONTROL

MONEY

SHOPPING TROLLEYS

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS

TOYS

IN SHORT, GERMS ARE EVERYWHERE!

WHEN ARE THE BEST TIMES TO WASH OUR HANDS?

• When your hands are dirty• Before eating or touching food• After going to the toilet • After blowing your nose or coughing• After touching animals• After playing outside

IF YOU NEED TO COUGH OR SNEEZE, DO IT IN YOUR SLEEVE!

Children all over the world wash hands with soap to stay healthy

WASH YOUR HANDS FOR AT LEAST 20 SECONDS OR SING THE ‘HAPPY

BIRTHDAY SONG TWICE’

Children in Bolivia celebrate Global Handwashing Day

Children in the Philippines wash their hands with soap before eating lunch

Photo used with the kind permission of ‘Fit for School Inc’

School boys in Bangladesh learn how to wash their hands properly

STAY HEALTHY, WASH YOUR HANDS!

Why wash your hands??

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