Published: March 5, 2020
Citation: Bin Abdulrahman, A. K., Bin Abdulrahman K. A. , et al. (2019) Do various personal hygiene habits protect us against influenza-like illness? BMC Public Health, 19(1). DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7726-9. Abstract: Several studies have reported an association between improvements in hand hygiene and the reductions in […]
Published: October 9, 2019
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched Life is Better with Clean Hands, a new handwashing campaign designed to motivate adults to make clean hands part of their daily lives and encourage parents and caregivers to be handwashing role models for […]
TAGS: Trainings & Toolkits Handwashing PromotionAdvocacy & Policy 2019
Published: October 4, 2019
This poster, developed by Special Olympics International, shows the key times for handwashing and demonstrates the steps to clean hands.
TAGS: Handwashing Promotion English 2019
Published: September 3, 2019
This fact sheet explains the research behind this year’s Global Handwashing Day theme, “Clean Hands for All”. Read the fact sheet for more information on handwashing equity and learn why clean hands for all is so important!
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Published: August 26, 2019
Updated for 2019, this social media toolkit has sample messages, templates, and graphics to help handwashing champions spread the word about Global Handwashing Day. This toolkit includes: Crafted messages about Global Handwashing Day for social media platforms and blogs Shareable graphics with this year’s […]
TAGS: Advocacy Materials Global Handwashing Day Global Handwashing Day Planners EnglishSpanishFrench 2019
Published: August 21, 2019
Maria Greskowiak, BSN, RN, CHPN has been a nurse for over 20 years, and is currently an Infection Preventionist and the Manager of Education for Gulfside Healthcare Services in Tampa, Florida. Through her roles, she works to highlight the importance of hand hygiene throughout the […]
TAGS: Case Study Rx Hand HygieneHygiene in Health Facilities English 2019
Published: July 10, 2019
The theme for Global Handwashing Day 2019 focuses on leaving no one behind in our handwashing advocacy. Our tagline, ‘clean hands for all’, reminds us to ensure handwashing initiatives are equitable and inclusive. Read this infographic to learn more about the theme and what you can […]
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Published: July 8, 2019
This case study describes the methodology and findings for identifying the last 10% of households practicing open defecation in Tanzania. This study was part of the SNV Sanitation and Hygiene for All Programme- a partnership between SNV Tanzania and the Government of Tanzania.
TAGS: Case StudyResearch Handwashing and Sanitation AcademicsImplementersPolicy Makers English 2019
Published: June 17, 2019
A core goal of our research summaries is to increase the research focus on handwashing. This Handwashing Research Index is a collaboration between the Global Handwashing Partnership Soapbox and USAID Water Currents. Between January and June 2019, we found 36 studies which explore handwashing in […]
TAGS: Research Behavior Change English 2019
Published: June 10, 2019
Anne-Mette Iversen is a clinical nursing specialist at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark. She graduated with a master’s degree in humanities and health studies at Aarhus University. For the past four years, she has emphasized the importance of hand hygiene in the Oncology Department at […]
TAGS: Case Study Hygiene in Health FacilitiesRx Hand Hygiene 2019
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