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The Bathroom is the place for resources on good hygiene, health, & issues on medication safety.
For information on eating healthy, check out the information in the Kitchen.
Bathroom Links
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Good Hygiene
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Cover Your Cough & Sneeze: Stop the Spread of Germs that Make You and Others Sick!
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Flyer & Poster
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"Take 3" - The CDC: The top three preventative actions to take when trying to protect yourself and others from the flu.
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Infection Protection, Water, Sanitation, & Environmentally-Related Hygiene: Check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website on good hygiene etiquette.
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The Meaning of Beep: Personal Hygiene: Keeping your body neat and clean is as essential to good health as nutrition, exercise, and sleep! On BrainPOP, explore the importance of personal hygiene. Learn the everyday habits that keep harmful bacteria away from your skin, hair, and teeth.
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Adolescent Hygiene Basics: Information on some personal hygiene basics for tweens and teens.
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Good Hygiene: Understanding hygiene, why it's important, & the risks of not having it.
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Health
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KidsHealth - KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. KidsHealth has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents - each with its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone. There are literally thousands of in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and resources - all original and all developed by experts in the health of children and teens.
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BAM! - was created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to answer kids' questions on health issues and recommend ways to make their bodies and minds healthier, stronger, and safer. This particular page contains a variety of information and resources for teachers of grades 4-8 to use in the classroom and help students make healthier lifestyle choices.
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BrainPOP - Health Topics - Have a fun time learning about health with Tim and Moby!
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Smoke-Free Kids & Don't Smoke - The web site encourages adolescent girls (and boys!) to participate in soccer as a way to maintain physical fitness and resist pressures to smoke.
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Medications
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CDC Child Safety - Poisoning Prevention: Each year, more than one million children ages 5 and under are accidentally poisoned and 40 percent of these are from prescription drugs and other medications. Of the oral prescription drugs ingested by children ages 4 and under, over 20 percent belong to someone who does not live with the child -- often a grandparent or great-grandparent.
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U.S. FDA - Children's Health Check out this site for consumer updates on children's health.
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Tips for Raising Safe and Healthy Kids: The CDC provides a guide to help you raise safe and healthy kids.
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Hygiene FAQ
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Why should I cover my cough?
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Serious respiratory illnesses like the flu and colds are spread by:
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Coughing or sneezing.
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Unclean hands.
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These illnesses spread easily in crowded places where people are in close contact.
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How do I stop the spread of germs if I am sick?
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Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue every time you cough or sneeze.
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Throw the used tissue in a waste basket.
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If you don't have a tissue, sneeze or cough into your sleeve.
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After coughing or sneezing, always clean your hands with soap & water or an alcohol-based hand cleaner.
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Stay home when you are sick.
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Do not share eating utensils, drinking glasses, towels or other personal items.
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How can I stay healthy?
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Clean your hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand cleaner.
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Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
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Avoid close contact with people who are sick, if possible.
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Get vaccinated! Influenza (flu) and pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccines can prevent some serious respiratory illnesses.
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