Wash your hands

Keeping hands clean is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of infection and illness.
(Mantener las manos limpias es una de las mejores maneras de prevenir la propagación de infecciones y de enfermedades)

When should you wash your hands?

• Before, during, and after preparing food
• Before eating food
• Before and after caring for someone who is sick
• Before and after treating a cut or wound
• After using the toilet
• After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet
• After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
• After touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste
• After touching garbage
• After Physical Education class

What is the right way to wash your hands?

• Wet your hands with clean running water (warm or cold) and apply soap.
• Rub your hands together to make a lather and scrub them well
• Continue rubbing your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the "Happy Birthday" song from beginning to end twice.
• Rinse your hands well under running water.
• Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry.

Con esta simpática y pegadiza canción aprenderemos a lavarnos las manos. Frota bien tus manos y conseguirás que los gérmenes y la suciedad se vayan por el desagüe (dirt goes down the drain)