Utah Valley Pediatrics strives to keep parents up to date on the latest health topics and advisories. Our newsletter covers medicine changes and news, pediatric news, seasonal and age specific topics and what’s new at Utah Valley Pediatrics.
Archives
Winter 2010
Vol. 3 Issue 4
Medicine Changes and News
Recent H1N1 Vaccine Recalls Are Nothing to Fear
Lack of Evidence That Special Diets Help Autistic Children
Seasonal and Age Specific
The 123's of Cold and Flu Relief
Don't Give Up On Getting Your Kids to Wash Their Hands
How to Raise Money Savvy Children
Parents Aren't the Only Ones Who Need to be Organized
Is Caffeine Good For Your Child?
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Kevin Moffitt
Administrator
801-373-8930
Allison Arnold
Manager
801-373-8930
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Don't Give Up On Getting Your Kids to Wash Their Hands
After telling your kids to wash their hands for the umpteenth time today it can be tempting to throw in the towel. But don't give up! It is an important lesson that can help protect your child and your entire family. Hand washing is still the best way to prevent the spreading of germs.
People most often get sick when they touch something contaminated by germs and then touch their eyes, nose or mouth. Once the germs are on your hands, they can be spread to other surfaces and infect other people. You can break the cycle by washing those germs off your hands before they can cause any problems. Washing your hands can help prevent the spread of everything from the common cold to meningitis, bronchiolitis, influenza, hepatitis A, and most types of infectious diarrhea.
How to wash your hands
• Run warm, running water over your hands and apply soap.
• Lather well and rub your hands vigorously together for at least 15 seconds. Tell little children to wash their hands for as long as it takes them to sing "Happy Birthday" to help keep them from hurrying through it.
• Wash all surfaces including wrists, the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your fingernails.
• Rinse your hands well.
• Use a clean or disposable towel to dry hands.
• Turn off the faucet with a towel.
When you should wash your hands
You should wash your hands after using the bathroom or changing a diaper, handling garbage, touching animals or animal waste, blowing your nose or coughing/sneezing into your hands, cleaning around the house or being outside. You should wash your hands before and after preparing food (especially before and immediately after handling raw meat, poultry or fish); treating wounds or cuts; or touching a sick or injured person. You should also wash your hands before eating, or inserting or removing contact lenses.
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can be used if you don't have soap and water available, and they have the added advantage of not drying out your hands. Hand sanitizers should contain at least 60 percent alcohol to be effective. Use care when using hand sanitizers with younger children. Make sure the sanitizer has completely dried to avoid ingestion from hand-to-mouth contact. Be sure the container is stored in a safe place.
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