Children’s Hand Washing

in conjunction with the Evans Evolve Dispenser

Hello, my name is

Edward Evans

Hello, my name is Emily Evans

We are here to teach you about

good hand hygiene.

Meet Edward & Emily

Why should we wash our hands?Did you know that the most important thing you can do to avoid being ill is to wash you hands?

Every time you touch something with your hands, you can pick up germs (bacteria, viruses & fungi) from it. Even if your hands look clean, they may not be because germs and bacteria are tiny and invisible to the naked eye. The next time you touch something you could then pass on these germs to someone else.

These germs and bacteria can make your poorly, for example giving you coughs and colds or upset tummies.

So to stop germs spreading, you need to WASH YOUR HANDS

Meet The GermsEdward & Emily would like to introduce you to some of the germs that you could have on your hands and explain how they could make you ill.

Colin Cold(Common cold )

Swine Flu Sid

(Swine Flu)

These two viruses are passed from person to person by coughing and sneezing.

You can also get these by touching something that

an infected person has touched.

Meet The Germs

Mr SA(M.R.S.A.)

Nora Virus(Norovirus – Winter vomiting virus)

This is a very contagious virus

and is passed from person to person on

dirty hands after going to the toilet or touching something

that an infected person has touched.

This virus causes sickness and

diarrhoea.

This is a bacteria found on the skin and in noses. It

causes infections in people who are very young (babies), very

old or already ill.

Meet The Germs

Carla Bacter(Campylobacter)

Swine Flu Sid

(Swine Flu)

These two bacteria are found in tummies and are passed from

person to person on dirty hands after going to the toilet. These bacteria cause sickness and

diarrhoea.

When should we wash our hands?

After using the toiletBefore and after eatingAfter playing outside or gardeningIf your hands look dirty

It is impossible to avoid germs, viruses and bacteria in your daily life but you can reduce the chance of infecting yourself and others by knowing when hands should be washed.

It is important to wash your hands

If you are suffering from a cough or a cold, you will need to wash your hands more often.

Even if your hands appear to be clean they may still carry germs capable of causing illness.

Did you know! Damp hands spread 1,000 time more germs than dry hands.

When you cough germs can travel about 3 metres if you do not put

your hand or a handkerchief over your nose or mouth

The highest recorded speed of a sneeze was 102 miles per hour

Bacteria double their number every 20 minutes

Almost one million bacteria can be created by one person in a school

day

The number of germs on your fingertips doubles after you use the

toilet

A third of people do not use soap when washing their hands

95% of people do not wash their hands for long enough or dry them

thoroughly

Now the fun part!

Decorate your dispenser with Edward, Emily and germ stickers.

Play games and do some puzzles at www.childrenshandwashing.com

WELL DONE!

Now you know all about washing your hands