Wash your hands
Wash your hands
Avoid colds, flu and other ills –
Avoid colds, flu and other ills –
Washing your hands often is one of the easiest
things you can do to prevent colds, flu and other
infectious diseases. This may sound like old news,
but it never hurts to review the basics.
Washing your hands often is one of the easiest
things you can do to prevent colds, flu and other
infectious diseases. This may sound like old news,
but it never hurts to review the basics.
When to wash
Wash your hands before and after:
When to wash
Wash your hands before and after:
n Eating and drinking.
n Eating and drinking.
n Cooking, especially if you are handling
raw meat, poultry, fish, shellfish or eggs.
n Cooking, especially if you are handling
raw meat, poultry, fish, shellfish or eggs.
n Serving food.
n Serving food.
Wash your hands after:
Wash your hands after:
n Using the bathroom.
n Using the bathroom.
n Coughing, sneezing or using a tissue.
n Coughing, sneezing or using a tissue.
n Changing diapers, handling garbage, shaking
hands, using the phone or playing with pets.
n Changing diapers, handling garbage, shaking
hands, using the phone or playing with pets.
n Touching bare skin.
n Touching bare skin.
How to wash
How to wash
n Use hot running water
(warm water for kids) and soap.
n Use hot running water
(warm water for kids) and soap.
n Rub your soapy hands together
for at least 20 seconds.
n Rub your soapy hands together
for at least 20 seconds.
n Remember to wash your wrists, the
backs of your hands, between your
fingers and under your fingernails.
n Remember to wash your wrists, the
backs of your hands, between your
fingers and under your fingernails.
Learn more in the
Members Health Library.
Keywords: hand washing
EDU-020
www.providence.org/healthplans
Learn more in the
Members Health Library.
Keywords: hand washing
EDU-020
www.providence.org/healthplans