Covers the importance of hand washing specifically in hospital environments, including for medical staff, patients, and visitors. Provides examples of how patients may tactfully request handwashing of others.
Covers the importance of hand washing specifically in hospital environments, including for medical staff, patients, and visitors. Provides examples of how patients may tactfully request handwashing of others.
Explains how unwashed hands transmit disease, and the importance of handwashing. Covers: proper handwashing technique; supervision of children's handwashing; animals and germs; and the utility of alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
Dr. Joe Bresee, Chief, Epidemiology & Prevention Branch, CDC Influenza Division, describes health behaviors that protect from contraction and transmission of both seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus, or swine flu. Provides referrals to relevant CDC resources.
Dr. Joe Bresee, Chief, Epidemiology & Prevention Branch, CDC Influenza Division, describes CDC's recommendations for the three main actions people can take to fight the flu, including the H1N1 virus. Provides referrals to relevant CDC resources.
Provides an overview of the components of safe, healthy homes in which illnesses, accidents, and injuries are prevented. Covers home pollution, fire prevention, the rudiments of cleanliness, and detection of dangerous gases.
Cherokee actor Wes Studi appeals to Native Americans to protect themselves from various types of flu by seeking vaccination, washing hands often, and, when sickened, taking antiviral medications.