When You Can't Wash Your Hands

Whether you love this time of year, or would rather crawl into a hole until it's over, one thing is sure and that is the fact that the cold and flu season goes hand in hand with the winter holidays.

And speaking of hands, did you know that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends frequent hand-washing as the best prevention against colds and flu? (See article below).

In fact, last week was "National Hand Washing Awareness Week". Please don't be dismayed if you didn't know about it, as you can celebrate at any time.

According to the CDC, you should you wash your hands:

* After coughing or sneezing (if you covered your nose or mouth
with your hand)
* Before, during, and after you prepare food
* Before you eat, and after you use the bathroom
* When your hands are dirty, and
* More frequently when someone you live with is sick.

That recommendation is all well and good, but not practical or even possible in many situations. Many public rest rooms do not have hot water or effective soap...and often there are no rest rooms available.

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Whether you use Thieves Spray, or carry around a bottle of Thieves oil in your pocket or purse, you'll be assured of having the kind of protection you want and need...when you want and need it.

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From The Tribune-Star

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Handwashing is the single most important means to prevent the spread of infection."

The CDC estimates that 36,000 people die from the flu or flu-like illness each year, 5,000 people die from foodborne illness each year, and between 78,000 and 90,000 patients die each year from Hospital Acquired Infections, for which a direct link to many of these deaths is poor handwashing.

Handwashing and hand awareness is important for infection prevention, food safety, school health, personal health and disease prevention. 164 million days are lost from school each year because of illness, of which 22 million are due to the common cold alone. Washing hands can prevent lost school and work days. There are many critical times to wash your hands. It is important to wash hands before eating, after the toilet, during food preparation, after handling animals, after changing diapers or using a tissue, leaving the hospital or physician's office and any time you think your hands are dirty. Use soap, running water, and scrub all surfaces of your hands and wrists for 20 seconds and dry with a paper towel.

National Handwashing Awareness Week promotes the importance of handwashing and hand awareness on television, radio, newspaper and the Internet to give everyone a head start to prevent illness this winter, according to a news release.

The first National Handwashing Awareness Week started in 1999 in Cincinnati because of the flu vaccine shortage by the collaboration of the Henry the Hand Foundation and the Greater Cincinnati Health Council Flu Vaccine Committee to educate the public about handwashing as the first line of defense against the flu or flu-like illness.