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\f0\b\fs28 \cf2 \cb3 Hand-washing: The Single Greatest Childhood Disease Prevention{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
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\b0\fs22 \cf5 Most parents say they would do anything to keep their child safe and healthy.\'a0
and your child have for {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://http//www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/prevention/Pages/Hand-Washing-A-Powerful-Antidote-to-Illness.aspx%5D"}}{\fldrslt
\cf4 \ul \ulc4 disease prevention}}.\'94\ What is this miraculous method of preventing
disease? Hand washing.\'a0 In fact, hand washing is so fundamentally important to health that
the {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing"}}{\fldrslt \cf4 \ul \ulc4 Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)}} has created an entire section on their website devoted to it. \'a0On
this website, you\'92ll find videos, podcasts, and posters that you can use to help teach
your child the importance of regularly washing his or her hands. This is especially important
during the cold and flu season.\ Hand washing is a habit. If you don\'92t automatically
you want to stop. Trust me, your children are paying attention and will mimic your behavior.
By making a commitment to your own health, you will be making a commitment to your child\'92s
health.\'a0 Washing your hands regularly will be a lot less painful than throwing your body
in front of a speeding car.\ \pard\pardeftab720\sa140\ql\qnatural
\b\fs24 \cf2 How to Properly Wash Your Hands\ \pard\pardeftab720\sl360\sa140\ql\qnatural
\b0\fs22 \cf5 A splash of water and a squirt of soap won\'92t do the trick. Your hands
must be wet, and you should rub the soap on them vigorously for 10 to 15 seconds to remove
the germs. When you rinse away the soap, you rinse away the germs. You and your child can
even come up with a 15-second hand washing song or sing two choruses of Happy Birthday.\
If no soap or running water are available, an alcohol-based sanitizer with at least 60%
alcohol will reduce the number of germs that are present on the hands, but hands should
be washed thoroughly at the first opportunity. It\'92s a good idea for parents to carry hand
to date. The reason these bugs have grown so strong is because regular exposure to antibacterial
agents such as antibacterial soap has allowed them to adapt. Antibacterial soaps and cleaning
products may be partly to blame. Also to blame are prescription antibiotic medicines when
the illness doesn\'92t warrant such treatment.\ The good news is that CRKP and other superbugs
are spread by skin-to-skin contact . . . yet another reason why regular, thorough hand
washing is a must for you and for your children.\ }