Handwashing can help prevent illness. It involves five simple and effective steps (Wet, Lather, Scrub, Rinse, Dry) you can take to reduce the spread of diarrheal and respiratory illness so you can stay healthy. Regular handwashing, particularly before and after certain activities, is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. It’s quick, it’s simple, and it can keep us all from getting sick. Handwashing is a win for everyone, except the germs.
Learn more about when and how to wash your hands, the importance of using soap and water, and what you can do if soap and clean, running water are not available. Whether you are at home, at work, traveling, or already sick, find out how good hand hygiene can protect you, your family, and others.
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1 COVID-19 in minority communities prompt doctors to tell patients to look for racial health disparities
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2 Experts raise concerns about health issues outside of COVID-19 pandemic
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3 COVID-19 in minority communities prompt doctors to tell patients to look for racial health disparities
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4 Gov. DeWine pushing for changes to racial inequality in health amid COVID-19
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5 Why are more men dying of the Coronavirus? A history of avoiding the doctor might be to blame (Dispatch)
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6 National Coronavirus updates: Leaders fear virus could spread rapidly during protests (WXII12)
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7 Cuomo calls for end to inequality in healthcare (Patch)
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8 U.S. high ranking for obesity, diabetes, heart disease not a good mix with coronavirus.
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9 Inequality in the built environment underlies key health disparities in physical activity and obesity.
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10 COVID-19 could lead to an epidemic of clinical depression, and the health care system isn’t ready for that, either