In your home, it is important that you change your hand towels frequently. If you use bar soap at your sinks at home, place them on a drain to decrease bacteria from growing in your soap dish. Just as significant as the proper technique is that we are washing our hands after certain activities. On-going efforts are being conducted by many agencies and public health officials to spread the importance of hand washing. Hands more than any other body part are in constant contact with the environment, and therefore are exposed to many contaminants.
Hand washing is a very simple, inexpensive way to prevent the transmission of infection.
Following these basic guidelines for proper and timely hand washing will decrease the likelihood of you transmitting or contracting an illness.