So, what can teachers do to educate children about the importance of adopting good hand hygiene practices?
Christine Mottershead, Marketing Director at Deb advises: “With Global Handwashing Day² being marked on 15th October, there has never been a better time to educate children on the importance of hand hygiene. Washing hands can be interesting and more importantly can be integrated into school day activities. If we teach children that good hand hygiene is fun then it will develop from being a game into normal behaviour.” “Educational establishments can work with their washroom services suppliers to create a campaign to educate children on why they should wash their hands. Companies like Deb offer support and advice through marketing materials and information on hand hygiene. To celebrate Global Handwashing Day, Deb has launched a suite of new posters for schools which are available to download free from Deb’s website.” With the ‘flu season fast approaching, it has never been a more important time to teach children that hand washing is an essential activity and that we can prevent the spre
