PROTECT YOURSELF!

Stay healthy!

Follow these simple steps and encourage others to do the same. If you have children, be a good role model. Teach them to count to 20 while washing their hands and show them how to cover up when they cough or sneeze.

Wash your hands regularly

• Before eating, and after coughing, sneezing and using the washroom
• Use soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds (as long as it takes you to sing the "ABC"s)
• Use alcohol-based hand sanitizers when soap and water are not available
• Download the Hand Washing and Hand Sanitizing posters

Cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze

• Sneeze into a tissue or into your upper sleeve rather than your hand.
• If you use a tissue, deposit it in a trash receptacle and wash your hands immediately.
• Download the Coughing and Sneezing poster.

Keep shared surface areas clean

• Doorknobs, light switches, telephones, keyboards and other surfaces can become contaminated with all kinds of bacteria and viruses. Regular cleaning and disinfecting of these surfaces can help.