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When and Why: Wash Your Hands

  • When and Why Home
  • Diseases
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • 5 Common Ways Germs are Spread
  • Germs are Tough
  • When Should I Wash Poster

Hand Hygiene

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  • Soap and Water
  • Hand Sanitizer
  • Why and When
  • Choosing and Using Soap
  • Teaching Hand Hygiene
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  • Food Safety
  • Cover Your Cough
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When and Why: Wash Your Hands

  • When and Why Home
  • Diseases
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • 5 Common Ways Germs are Spread
  • Germs are Tough
  • When Should I Wash Poster

Hand Hygiene

  • Hand Hygiene Home
  • Soap and Water
  • Hand Sanitizer
  • Why and When
  • Choosing and Using Soap
  • Teaching Hand Hygiene
  • For Schools and Child Care
  • For Food Handlers
  • For Health Care Professionals
  • Posters and Print Materials

Related Topics

  • Food Safety
  • Cover Your Cough
  • Infection Control
Contact Info
Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Contact Info

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Why Hand Hygiene is Important
and When to Wash Your Hands

Washing your hands is the best way to stop germs from spreading. Learn more about why you should wash your hands, diseases you don't want, antibiotic resistance, how germs are spread, where germs hide, and when to wash your hands.

Why wash:

  • Diseases and Handwashing
    Information on a large number of diseases and conditions, most that could be prevented by proper hand hygiene.

  • Hand Hygiene and Antibiotic Resistance
    Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern. Handwashing prevents the spread of germs.

  • 5 Common Ways Germs are Spread
    This fun poster teaches about cross contamination.

  • Germs are Tough
    This poster teaches about germs.

When to wash:

  • When Should I Wash My Hands Poster
    Fun poster showing important times to wash hands.

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  • hand hygiene
Last Updated: 10/04/2022

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