Not
so many years ago, good health and good hygienic practices went hand-in-hand.
Everyone was aware that by practicing good hygiene you were protecting
your health and that of others. Before eating or when coming in
from playing outside, or parents or teachers would ask, "Did
you wash your hands?"
Even in today's culture of great
medical cures and high-tech treatments, that question is still
significant. Handwashing remains one of the most simple methods
of preventing many infectious illnesses.
One of the main functions
of the Kansas
Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is disease prevention.
For that reason, KDHE has developed and implemented a statewide
Handwashing Education Campaign that uses direct education at
local levels and statewide media messages in an effort to reach
all Kansans, with special emphasis on children and food
service workers.
This multifaceted public health campaign
is an effort to increase public awareness of the importance of
effective handwashing in preventing the transmission of infectious
diseases and good health practice.
Did You Wash 'Em? 30 Second Video PSA (.wmv) |
New: Focus on Food Safety Website
Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Bureau of Consumer Health
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 330
Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-5600 |