Make Hand Washing a Holiday Habit (pullware)

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Make Hand Washing a Holiday Habit

Hand washing is a simple act with a huge impact. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says washing your hands properly reduces the transmission of pathogens to food, water, people, and common objects such as hand railings, door knobs, and grocery carts. Washing your hands is important all the time, but it is especially important during the holidays when you are exposed to crowds of people.

According to the CDC, the “fundamental principle of hand washing is removal of bacteria, not killing.
Is there a correct way to wash your hands? In an article titled “General Information on Hand Hygiene” the CDC recommends washing your hands for at least 20 seconds. Mayo Clinic recommends 15 seconds of hand washing on its Website. Here are Mayo Clinic’s recommendations and some additional comments.

1. Wet your hands with warm, running water and apply liquid or bar soap. The soap should be clean and you should work up a good lather.

2. Scrub the back of your hands, between all of your fingers, under your fingernails, and your wrists.
(You will have to demonstrate this for young children.) Kids may enjoy using a nail brush, but it is not necessary.

3. Rinse your hands well. Leaving soap on your hands could cause a skin rash and make “winter itch” worse.

4. Dry your hands with a clean clot towel or paper towel. Moist hands can still transmit bacteria so dry your hands well. Do not use the reusable cloth towel rolls that some rest rooms have because they transmit bacteria. Dry your hands with tissues instead.

5. Turn off the faucet with a towel.

Kids are probably not going to follow all of these steps and getting them to wash for 20 seconds can be hard. To make sure young kids wash their hands long enough have them sing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” two times. Bring hand sanitizer with you when you are out and about. You and your children should wash your hands after:

* using a public rest room

* blowing your nose

* touching your eyes or contact lenses

* shaking hands

* changing a diaper

* bagging garbage and putting it in trash cans

* pet contact (holding, petting, feeding, walking)

* touching raw food

* touching dirty clothes, blankets, sheets, pillowcases

* going to a grocery or department store

* being in a public place, such as a theater

Though hand sanitizers are handy, the CDC says they are not a replacement for frequent and proper hand washing. Hand sanitizers do not clean hands that are really dirty or contaminated, adds the CDC.
Protect yourself against colds and flu this holiday season by washing your hands well. Young kids will be more apt to wash their hands if the soap is easy to reach. Holiday bottles of pump soap will also encourage hand washing.

Copyright 2006 by Harriet Hodgson

New Communities can Always use Renovation
There are plenty of new communities in the Simi Valley region of Ventura/Loa Angeles.
However, many homeowners are choosing to add onto their Simi Valley home. This is a good move, even in an uncertain market as they aren’t making more land, and better utilization of your space is always a terrific move.

The Importance of Auto Accessories

Auto accessories play a key role in smartening up a vehicle and keeping it looking top notch. These accessories are supplementary components that improve the capability of a vehicle, and in fact play a cardinal role in the entire process of auto care.

Car Care:

Car care involves comprehensive care and attention to interior and exterior accessories, body, tires, engine and other mechanical parts. This is necessary to keep the vehicle in top performance and appearance.

Interior car accessories may include dash covers, car seat covers, mirrors, shifter knobs, aftermarket steering wheels, steering wheel covers, fuel consumption meters, window tint film, stereo system, mobile video or DVD players, floor mats, and air fresheners.

Car seat covers can be purchased in various materials and designs, depending on one’s preference. These include leather seat covers, sheepskin seat covers, custom car seat covers and infant car seat covers.

Exterior accessories may consist of styling body kits, spoilers, sports mirrors, head and tail light covers, car hood shields, car bras, window visors, car covers, a sunroof, wiper blades, hood scoops, window graphics and wheel caps.

Truck or SUV care:

Undertaking regular care of one’s truck or SUV is naturally very important to keep it in top form. This may also involve sourcing and storing various new or second hand truck accessories, depending on the significance or rarity of the parts required.

Some specialized truck accessories include customized truck covers, novelty hitch covers, pickup truck bed covers, and tonneau covers.

Benefits of Auto Accessories:

Auto accessories provide smart looks to a vehicle. If they are of good quality and taste they provide embellishment to a point where a vehicle would look plain and incomplete without them.

The roles of auto accessories are twofold; not only do they smarten up a vehicle, but also help protect the vehicle’s parts from wear and tear. A good example would be how seat covers protect the seats of a vehicle from body wear and the sun, and how a steering wheel cover not only protects the steering wheel from wear, but provides a good grip for the driver.

Buying Auto Accessories:

Today with the internet, auto accessories can easily be purchased or ordered online. With such a vast array of online auto accessory stores, you can be sure to find exactly what you are looking for.

About the Author

Paul MacIver is a car enthusiast, and writes for Performance Cars and Car Stuff Online where you can find further details on specialized auto accessories. You may freely reprint this article as long as nothing is changed, and bio is included with all links intact.

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