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Handwashing After a Disaster
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Hello. I’m Doctor Dahna Batts with the U.S. Public Health Service assigned to CDC.
I am sure you are very interested in helping your family stay healthy during this time. There’s something simple you can do that makes a big difference: WASH YOUR HANDS.
Wash your hands and wash them OFTEN – with soap and water. If you don’t have much water, you can use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
When should you wash your hands?
Wash them before you prepare or eat food or before caring for someone who is sick.
Wash them…
- after you go to the bathroom or change a diaper or clean up a child who has gone to the bathroom or
- after caring for someone who is sick.
Also…
- after handling uncooked foods, especially raw meat, chicken or fish,
- after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing,
- after handling an animal or animal waste, or
- after handling garbage or cleaning up.
Washing your hands is a simple thing, and it’s the best way to prevent sickness.
Thank you.
- Page last reviewed May 14, 2007
- Page last updated September 29, 2005
- Content source: National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention (CCEHIP)
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