Hygiene

Cover Your Cough
A quick two-page brochure that describes how people can stay healthy and avoid getting sick or spreading germs, published by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.  The brochure is available in 14 different languages.

Germ City: Clean Hands, Healthy People
Offered by Washington State University,the Germ City Program is an integrated education, Extension and research program designed to teach adult and children about the importance of frequent and effective handwashing.

Henry the Hand Champion Handwasher School Program
Includes teacher's curriculum guide

Kleenex® Tissue Classroom Cold and Flu Resource Center & Lessons (Grades 1-6)
These lively, interactive lessons have been designed to teach students what germs are, how they spread, and what people can do to help stop germs in their tracks

Safe or Sorry Handwashing Toolkit
The Minnesota Department of Health offers information on building your own handwashing education toolkit including the following resources to get your started:  printed curriculum, posters, suggested experiment supplies, as well as activity sheets and handouts.

School Network for Absenteeism Prevention (SNAP)
A hands-on initiative for middle schools that's designed to help keep students in school and learning by improving overall health through promoting clean hands. SNAP offers a FREE educational poster-toolkit.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website on Handwashing
Includes description of how to wash your hands the right way

Handwashing Poster for School Bathrooms and Other Handwashing Areas
Illinois Department of Public Health