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.
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COVID-19 Management Plan Template Sections
(Tables 5-7)
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Prevention
(Table 5) |
Response- High Transmission
(Table 6) |
Recovery-Gradual Return to Baseline
(Table 7) |
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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.
Handwashing in Communities: Clean Hands Save Lives | CDC
Health Promotion Materials | Handwashing | CDC
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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
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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. |