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National Handwashing Week 2017: The Power of a Preventative and Primary Intervention

Posted on December 08, 2017

Blog: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)

By Steve Metcalf, Communications Specialist, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department “Wash your hands!” As young children, we heard this message often. Parents, teachers, and other well-meaning adults reinforced this hand hygiene mantra: before mealtimes, after bathroom visits, and when we had the sniffles or coughs. It’s sound and simple advice to ward off germs, viruses, and […]

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