Educators
You can make a critical difference in preventing the spread of infectious diseases in your community. Use these resources to educate, inform, and increase awareness about hand hygiene for a healthy and successful academic year.
Commit to Clean Toolkit
This toolkit offers resources for nurses to use and share to help communicate the importance of cleaning, disinfecting and hand hygiene for a healthy and successful academic year.
Exploration Clean
What is in liquid soap and how does it help remove germs when washing your hands? Visit the Exploration Clean site with your students to learn some of the chemistry behind cleaning products.
Activities and Games
Access games, coloring pages and other activities to help students understand the importance of hand hygiene.
Key Stats
10,000
The number of hospitalizations of children due to the flu each year
345
million
School days lost from sick days each year
50%
The reduction in gastrointestinal illness in students when handwashing is scheduled at least four times a day
Resources
