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National Handwashing Awareness Week

Laura Stepnowski • Dec 11, 2019

Celebrate National Handwashing Awareness Week!

National Handwashing Awareness Week starts on December 2nd and ends December 8th. The Henry the Hand Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on promoting the 4 Principles of Hand Awareness.

The 4 Principles of Hand Awareness were endorsed by the American Medical Association and American Academy of Family Physicians in 2001:
  1.     Wash your hands when they are dirty and before eating.
  2.     Do not cough into hands.
  3.     Do not sneeze into hands.
  4.     Above all, do not put your fingers in your eyes, nose or mouth!
Visit www.henrythehand.com for more information.

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