This document provides instructions for properly washing hands. It explains that handwashing helps get rid of germs that can spread diseases like colds, diarrhea and salmonella. The steps for handwashing are to wet hands with water and soap, lather and scrub for 20 seconds, rinse with clean water, and dry hands. Hands should be washed after using the bathroom, preparing food, blowing nose, and caring for sick people, as well as after gardening or handling animals.

1. HOW TO WASH
YOUR HANDS
BY BRIANA VANBUSKIRK

2. OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
• Recognize why you should wash your hands
• Demonstrate how to wash your hands
• Identify when to wash your hands
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3. WHY HANDWASHING IS IMPORTANT:
Proper handwashing helps to get rid of germs that can spread
diseases including (but not limited to):
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• Cold
• Diarrhea
• Salmonella
• Influenza

4. HOW TO WASH YOUR HANDS
HAND WASHING STEPS:
1. Wet your hands with water and
apply soap.
2. Lather and Scrub your hands
for at least 20 seconds.
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3. Rinse your hands well under clean,
running water.
4. Dry your hands using a clean towel or
air dry them.

5. When washing your hands, remember to clean your palms, in between
fingers, back of hands, base of thumbs, wrists, and fingernails.
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6. What does it look like to
properly wash your hands?

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8. • After using the toilet
• Before, during, and after preparing food
• After using a tissue
• Before and after attending to sick children
or other family members.
• After working in the garden
• After handling animals
You should wash your hands during these times:
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