Hand Washing and Skin Health.

Fast Facts You Didn’t Know About Hand Hygiene, So let’s see how much you know about the importance of washing your hands. Here are surprising facts about hand washing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• Washing hands with soap and water could reduce 50% of deaths causes by diarrheal disease.

• If everyone washed their hands regularly, it could prevent 1 million deaths a year.

• Hand washing could reduce the risk of respiratory illnesses by 16 – 21% in the general population.

• A study found that using alcohol-based hand sanitizer lowered infection-related absences by 20% in 16 elementary schools and 6,000 students.

• Hand washing education in the community:

o Reduces diarrheal illness in people with weak immune systems by 58%

o Decreases school absence due to gastrointestinal illness in children by 29 – 57%

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And... since we often touch our face with our hands, hand washing can prevent dirt, bacteria and pollutants from causing acne, eczema or other skin conditions.

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