Hand hygiene requires a comprehensive education program, according to Renee Watson, RNC, manager of infection prevention and epidemiology at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

4. Engage front-line staff. A hand hygiene education program should also engage front-line workers so they buy in to the hand hygiene initiative and develop effective hand hygiene strategies. Ms.

Education and training programs around proper hand hygiene are often part of hospitals' approaches to improve healthcare workers' hand hygiene compliance. A recent study found these programs need ...

First, the program wants to enhance awareness of the importance of hand washing using science-based education for youth, adults, and older Americans preparing food in the home.

Staff Education Tool: Two Hand Hygiene Videos Kaiser Permanente, in its Nursing Pathways Infection Prevention Plus Measures Toolkit, provides links to two free, online videos focusing on hand hygiene.

Researchers found only 13 percent of emergency providers cleaned hands before patient contact; authors call for more education ...

Hand-hygiene in children was improved with the use of a glowing gel that, when black lit, illustrates bacteria on hands, even after washing.

The effect of hand-washing education on self-reported behavior change was greater among older adults, women, and lower income earners. The effect of hand hygiene education on self-reported use of soap ...

Planet Water Foundation is commemorating Global Handwashing Day this year with a renewed push to provide handwashing facilities and hygiene education programs to communities in need.

Leading hygiene experts are stressing the importance of effective hand hygiene measures and education in schools as children begin returning to educational settings following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Centre has asked the states and UTs to create hand washing facilities with the provision of soap, and train teachers to impart hygiene education to students in all the schools across the country.