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January 02, 2008

Wash your hands

Submitted by SiteEditor Read more daily challenge and good habits
Challenge Yourself for: 24 Hours

Hand washing is such a simple way of staying healthy and avoiding illness, especially during cold and flu season. And it doesn’t take much time or any special equipment. Yet many of us forget to practice this basic form of hygiene.

Today, make a resolution to change your health habits for the better. Wash your hands whenever you:

• Use the bathroom
• Prepare food (both before and after)
• Eat
• Blow your nose
• Touch an animal
• Cough or sneeze
• Treat a cut or wound
• Touch a sick or injured person
• Handle garbage
• Insert or remove contact lenses
• Change a diaper

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  1. Colorfuldaisy
    rnirish about 1 year ago

    I’m a nurse…I wash my hands constantly with anti-bacterial soap and use anti-microbial wipes in between.

  2. Lhov_rehearsal5
    SVUinvest about 1 year ago

    I work as a child abuse investigator for the Phila. Police Dept. and between the office work and interviews in many of the Philadelphia houses with young children, washing my hands many times a day is a must.

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    jessiegirl about 1 year ago

    I am constantly washing my hands when I get the chance. I teach and am around germy kids all day. I feel as if washing my hands has prevented me from getting sick. Unlike many of my collegues.

  4. User_48
    tgwht27 about 1 year ago

    I wash my hands all the time. I work in the health care field so hand washing is very important in this type of work.

  5. Lhov_rehearsal5
    SVUinvest about 1 year ago

    I work as a child abuse investigator for the Phila. Police Dept. and between the office work and interviews in many of the Philadelphia houses with young children, washing my hands many times a day is a must.

  6. User_48
    Yooper82 about 1 year ago

    I work in an office and don’t come close to washing my hands enough! I always wash them after visiting the bathroom but am not good about doing it before eating, snacking, etc. since this is usually done at my desk / working area. I just got over a sinus and ear infection and have made a commitment to wash my hands and work are surfaces on a regular basis!

  7. User_48
    waterbabytay about 1 year ago

    Ive always washed my hands. I think i may have OCD about the whole thing: im CONSTANTLY was hing my hands!

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    ashejone about 1 year ago

    I am a dental hygienist so hand washing is critical in my daily job. I wash my hands before I see each patient, and carry those good habits home. I also do a lot of the cooking, especially with chicken, raw meat, and eggs and I make sure to wash my hands after handling such foods. I rarely get sick throughout the year, and I’m pretty sure its thanks to good hand-washing habits!

  9. User_48
    naomi about 1 year ago

    i’ve also been washing my hands more recently. it’s a funny story. I started drinking more water, so i started having to use the bathroom more and wash my hands more. my hands also got dried out and i started to get a bit of a rash from wiping them so much. I put a bottle of lotion by my sink to use after i wash my hands so now my hands don’t get as dry and my rash went away. i also avoided getting sick when everyone else in my class at school got it.

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    bgdarlin about 1 year ago

    Yes, we nurses and moms do lots of handwashing.

  11. Madison_sept_07_004
    free2emoshun about 1 year ago

    I have a seven month old so I’m always washing my hands after everything!

  12. User_48
    narobins55 about 1 year ago

    As a registered nurse, hand washing is very important. If I canot wash with soap and water, hand sanitizers work well.

  13. Bwtaillight
    winchestercowgirl about 1 year ago

    I’m a nurse. I wash my hands about every 10 minutes.

  14. User_48
    irongoat19482 about 1 year ago

    I have liver disease. I wash my hands all of t he time. My hands get dry from washing so much

  15. User_48
    gcater about 1 year ago

    Hand washing is so important but it must be done correctly to count. Warm water, soap, and wash long enough. A good rule is to sing the alphabet or the Happy Birthday song to ensure that you are washing long enough.