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Hand Washing - National “Clean Hands” Week September 18-24, 2005

SchoolNurse.com:Hand Washing - National “Clean Hands” Week September 18-24, 2005 National “Clean Hands” Week September 18-24, 2005 Don’t wait for Winter. Promote hand washing habits for a healthier student body from the beginning of the school year. The Clean Hands Coalition campaign can help your local efforts. This alliance of public and private partners cre..
  
- Mumps Control
The largest epidemic of mumps in the US since 1988 is being investigated by the CDC. The first cases were reported on a college campus in Iowa, and, as of April 19, the state reported 975 confirmed, probable or suspected cases. While one-fourth of the state’s cases are college students, 147 are children ages 5 through 17 years. Laboratory testing identified the strain as genotype G. Ongoing studies address vaccine coverage on college campuses, means of virus transmission, and the effectiveness of one or two doses of MMR vaccine.

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- Alcohol Merchandise - Does it Promote Youth Drinking?
A cross-sectional study with middle school students examined if owning alcohol-branded merchandise (ABM) such as shirts and hats was related to initiating alcohol consumption. These students attended middle schools (15) in two New England states. From among a group of students who had previously completed a written survey related to tobacco use, 3577 students who had reported no alcohol consumption (baseline for this study) were eligible for a follow-up telephone interview about alcohol merchandise and drinking 12 to 26 months (mean of 17 months) after the tobacco survey.
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- Hand Sanitizers - Not All Are Created Equal
Community-based studies have shown that hand sanitizers are acceptable in the absence of soap and running water. For alcohol-based sanitizers, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends a concentration of 60% to 95% ethanol or isopropanol for germicidal efficacy.
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