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Germ City — Clean Hands, Healthy People

One of the best ways to stay healthy is to wash your hands frequently and well, especially before preparing food, eating meals and snacks. This simple step will make a difference in your health and the health of your family and friends. Clean hands means healthy children and healthy people.

The following resources developed by UI Extension are available for anyone interested in spreading the message about the importance of handwashing.

  • Promoting Germ City to school teachers and administrators. Germ City clean hands (docx) includes space to add your contact information
  • How to wash posters — 8.5"x11" (pdf) — 2'x3' (pdf) — Spanish version available at  https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/NEW/GermCity/
  • When to wash posters — 8.5"x11" (pdf) — 2'x3' (pdf) — Spanish version available at  https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/NEW/GermCity/
  • Hand wash stickers (pdf) — File is setup to print 3 1/3"x4" using Avery white weatherproof shipping labels, 5524
  • When to wash stickers (pdf) — File is setup to print 3 1/3"x4" using Avery white weatherproof shipping labels, 5524
  • I'm a super hand washer stickers (pdf) — File is setup to print round 1 5/8" diameter using Avery labels, 5293; Best by laser printer, under print menu for Page Handling choose "None" for page scaling
  • Wash your hands after playing with animals coloring sheet (pdf)
  • Fair handout (pdf) — Half page (both sides) intended for adults
  • Hand washing: A hey to personal health brochure (doc) — For adults
  • Handwashing information packet for volunteers (docx) — For volunteers working with Germ City exhibit for Kootenai County fair, easily adapted for other venues
  • How/when to use alcohol-based hand rub handout (pdf) — File prints three per page
  • Good health in six easy steps brochure (pdf)
  • Curricula — K to second grade (pdf) — third to sixth grade (pdf) — middle school (pdf) — fair and festival guide (pdf)
  • Research you can use (pdf) — Three page summary of handwashing research to help prepare for programs 

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