To participate in the training course, visit the CDC Hand Hygiene Resource webpage. Note: View our database providing more than 125 reports that link to free, downloadable and adaptable tools for use ...

The CDC and GOJO, a producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions, have formed a partnership to provide unbranded hand hygiene tools and educational materials for patients, healthcare ...

The CDC provides free, downloadable posters and a screen saver intended to emphasize the concepts and techniques to increase hand hygiene at your facility. The posters — five different messages — are ...

2. The aforementioned study authors noted adherence to hand hygiene compliance resulted in an estimated 197 fewer infections, an estimated 22 fewer deaths and yielded an overall savings of $5 million.

The interactive hand hygiene education, presented as a slide show presentation, covers four topics: the importance of standard precautions, why is hand hygiene and standard precaution important and ...

One way is to use ultraviolet (UV) reactive gel or powder as a stand-in for germs. Have everyone wash their hands and see how much UV gel or powder is left when they’re finished with a UV light. The U ...

(ATLANTA) -- Just in time for World Hand Hygiene Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a new campaign Thursday urging medical professionals and patients to prevent ...

Here are five points: 1. World Health Organization and the CDC have launched various initiatives to spur market expansion. WHO named May 5 as World Hand Hygiene Day and the CDC launched Clean Hands ...

CDC hand hygiene tips. Adequate hand hygiene prevents the spread of most viruses -- the common cold, influenza and SARS, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.