Bathing.org
Features articles on personal hygiene and bathing.
www.bathing.org
Clean Hands Save Lives!
Explains that keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.cdc.gov/cleanhands
Hand Hygiene Guidelines Fact Sheet
Information on hand washing and the use of alcohol-based hand rubs for healthcare professionals. From the Centers for Disease Control.
www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs021025.htm
Handwashing in Emergency Situations
Explains best practices for cleaning your hands with water or alcohol-based products in order to avoid illness. From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/handwashing.asp
Henry the Hand Foundation
Promotes hand washing for food safety and infection control. Includes information for home and school programs and materials on National Hand Washing Awareness Week.
www.henrythehand.com
Hygiene Help
Information and links on aiding body odor through diet, habits, and wellness.
www.hygienehelp.com
Hygiene of the Skin: When is Clean too Clean?
Reviews the relationship between skin hygiene and infection and provides recommendations for the general public and health care professionals.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no2/larson.htm
iHygenic.com
Online resources for grooming and improving overall hygiene.
www.ihygenic.com
Ounce of Prevention: Keeps the Germs Away, An
Explains simple things you and your family can do to prevent getting infectious diseases. From the Centers for Disease Control.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/op
Simple Prevention: As Close as Your Hands
Discusses hand washing as an easy and inexpensive way of preventing the spread of illness.
web.stlawu.edu/health/hands.htm
Washup.org
Brochures, posters, and more for the Clean Hands Campaign from the American Society for Microbiology.
www.washup.org
WebHealthCentre: Personal Hygiene
Offers grooming routines for healthy hair, skin, teeth, hands, nails, and feet.
www.webhealthcentre.com/general/ph_index.asp
Why is Handwashing Important?
Relates the story of Ignaz Semmelweis, the Austrian doctor who discovered the importance of handwashing, plus common ways in which germs can be transmitted by hands.
www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r2k0306c.htm
