Hand Washing

Practicing of and accessibility to hand hygiene is a simple yet effective way to prevent infections. Hand hygiene, which means cleaning your hands by washing with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol, is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and prevent spreading germs to others.

COVID-19 Management Plan Template Sections

(Tables 5-7)

Prevention

 (Table 5)

Response- High Transmission 

(Table 6)

Recovery-Gradual Return to Baseline 

(Table 7)

Hand Washing

Practicing hand hygiene correctly is a simple yet effective way to prevent disease transmission.

Hand hygiene, which means cleaning your hands by washing with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol, is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and prevent spreading germs to others.

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Implementation of routine hand washing, before/during/after preparing food, before/after eating, before/after caring for someone who is sick, before/after using the restroom or changing diapers, after blowing your nose/coughing/sneezing, PE, music, etc.

Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette | FAQs | Infection Control | Division of Oral Health | CDC



Across all district facilities and schools, access to hand washing stations augmented by the use of hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol will be always available.

Additional mitigation measures will be taken at higher risk activities such as breakfast/lunch, PE, and music.

Visual directions and posters are up across schools and district facilities about hand washing as well as cough etiquette.

When cases are moderate, schools are encouraged to assign times for increased and additional hand hygiene availability such as: sanitizing stations at arrival and throughout the school and/or in the classrooms, or encouraging extra times for students to wash hands with soap and water throughout the school day.