The Environmental Health team have produced a number of resources below to assist schools in teaching children the importance of good hand hygiene. This is even more important during the current Covid- 19 pandemic, to reduce the spread of infection, to protect the NHS and to save lives.
The hand washing presentation highlights how germs can be spread by poor hand washing, where hands have not been washed and dried properly and includes information on:
The YouTube clip can be used to assist children in the learning experience of washing hands, to ensure that hands are washed in a clean hand basin, with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds, rinsed and then dried properly.
Parents and carers are also encouraged to participate in the child’s learning experience, by sending a note home, to let them know that the children are learning about handwashing.
Further advice can be obtained by emailing environmentalhealth@salford.gov.uk.
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