Teaching Tots The Importance Of Personal Cleanliness
Swine flu reminded us how important washing our hands can be. Studies show that simple handwashing can decrease communicable gastrointestinal diseases by 50% and communicable respiratory diseases by 20%. Now, with schools at special risk for swine flu, a Tel Aviv University researcher is bringing that message to educators and researchers. Dr. Laura Rosen worked on a program to educate boys and girls - and their teachers - on the good sense of handwashing.
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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on June 5th, 2009
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