Hand Hygiene Print Materials

Signs, posters, brochures, manuals, curricula, and other hand hygiene materials that you can print and use.

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When & why
Teaching handwashing
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How to wash:

	Be A Germ Buster...Wash Your Hands Poster (How-to Hand Washing) Six steps to cleaner hands poster that could be hung in restrooms. This poster was adapted with permission from the Washington State Department of Health and is available for download in fourteen languages (English, Somali, Arabic, Bengali, Cambodian, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Nepalese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese).
	Don't Forget to Wash This simple poster (available in two color options) shows six simple steps to washing hands.
	Handwashing with a Nail Brush Eight steps to washing hands using a nail brush could be hung in restrooms.
	How It Works: Washing Hands with Soap and Water Components to washing with soap and water, the proper technique, and how washing with soap and water works.
	Wash Your Hands (in 24 languages) This poster simply says wash your hands in twenty-four languages (English, Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Nepali, Oromo, Ojibwe, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, and Vietnamese).
	Make Hand Washing a Healthy Habit Fact sheet about hand washing.
	Alcohol-based handrubs: Easy as 1, 2, 3 This simple poster (available in two color options) shows three simple steps to cleaning hands with alcohol-based handrubs.
	How It Works: Cleaning Hands with Hand Sanitizer Components to cleaning hands with alcohol-based hand sanitizers (also known as handrubs), the proper technique, and how hand sanitizers work.
	Hand Hygiene How-To Poster This letter sized poster shows the six steps for washing hands with soap and water or two for cleaning with alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
	Clean Your Hands! Poster This 11x17 poster shows the six steps for washing hands with soap and water or two for cleaning with alcohol-based hand sanitizers.

When & why:

	5 Common Ways Germs Are Spread (Cross Contamination) Poster teaching about cross contamination.
	Germs Are Tough This poster teaches about germs.
	When Should I Wash My Hands Poster Fun poster showing important times to wash hands.

Teaching handwashing:

	Hand Washing: Prevent Disease and Outbreak Intervention for Young Children (PDF) Ages 3 - 6
	Safe or Sorry Hand Washing (PDF) Middle School and Junior High
	Hand Washing: Prevent Disease and Outbreak Intervention for High School and Adult Audiences (PDF) Grades 9 - Adult

Hand washing print materials for food handlers:

	Handwashing with a Nail Brush Eight steps to washing hands using a nail brush poster that could be hung in restrooms.
	Minnesota's Health/Your Health is in your Hands Posters
	Handwashing for Employees (PDF) Handwashing fact sheet for food workers. How to wash your hands, when to wash your hands, where to wash your hands, hand antiseptics.   Preventing Contamination from Hands (PDF) Fact sheet for food workers including: Preventing bare hand contact, handling ingredients, and handling finished menu items.

Cover your Cough:

Cover Your Cough Poster for the Community The "green" cover your cough poster for health care facilities asking people to cover their cough and clean their hands. This poster is available for download in several languages.

	Cover Your Cough Poster for Health Care The cover your cough poster for health care facilities asking people to cover their cough and clean their hands. This poster is available for download in several languages.
	Cover Your Cough Frequently Asked Questions Answers frequently asked questions about covering your cough and stopping the spread of germs. This three-fold brochure is available in several languages.