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Stopping the Spread of Germs at Home, Work & School
On this page:
- Good Health Habits
Information on covering your cough & handwashing... - Stop the Spread of Germs
Healthy habits at home, work, & school - Printable Materials
Materials, flyers & posters, Cover Your Cough, Germ Stopper Poster
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.
- Cover Your Cough
Stop the Spread of Germs that makes you and others sick.
Clean your hands.
Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs.
- Clean Hands Saves Lives!
Tips on hand washing and using alcohol-based hand sanitizers
- Wash Your Hands Often
Fact sheet and video clip from "An Ounce of Prevention Keeps the Germs Away"
- Take Action Clean Hands Campaign
Facts and survey results, educational materials From American Society for Microbiology
- Consumer Advice: Clean: Handwashing
Links to lots of educational materials, including those for schoolchildren. From www.foodsafety.gov
- 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
- 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.
- Be A Germ Stopper: Healthy Habits Keep You Well
- Healthy Habits to Stop Germs at Home, Work and School
- Resources for Schools, Childcare Providers and Parents
Information on preventing the flu, common questions and answers, and poster materials for schools
- Stopping Germs at Work
CDC information on stopping the spread of germs at work
Printable Materials
- Page last updated October 10, 2008
- Content Source: Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID)
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
