WARDING OFF Cold And Flu Season In Schools By: IEHA Staff IEHA is a 3,500-plus profes-sional member organization for persons employed in facility housekeeping at the manage-ment level. IEHA provides members with an array of channels through which they can achieve personal and pro-fessional growth. For more information, contact IEHA at (800) 200-6342 or go to www. IEHA.org. The Housekeeping Channel strives to be the web’s most comprehensive storehouse of factual information for con-sumers and media on achieving a clean, organized and healthy indoor environment. More information can be found at www.HousekeepingChannel. com. For a free copy of Clean and Healthy Schools for Dummies, visit www.IEHA.org/ ShowCatProductsPHP?CID=1. IEHA and The Housekeeping Channel provide preventative steps to help you stay healthy at the tail end of the influenza season. I for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Influenza . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select SUPPLIER SEARCH from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Disinfectant . IEHA and The Housekeeping Channel (HC) are pleased to present free flu-prevention information. According to the free — plus $4.50 for ship-ping and handling — IEHA pocket guidebook, Clean and Healthy Schools For Dummies : “Proper cleaning, sanitation and good personal hygiene practices are the most effective means of con-trolling the spread of common diseases — more effective than vaccines or antibiotics. Effective cleaning of frequently touched school surfaces, combined with handwashing and/or use of hand sanitizers where soap and water is not available, has been shown to significantly reduce the num-ber of infections and reduce absentee rates due to illness by 50 percent or more.” Clean Hands, Clean Bill Of Health Making sure your hands are clean is one of the best things you can do avoid infection. Make sure that you wash: ■ Before and after eating or handling food ■ After you cough into your hands or contact blood or bodily fluids This guide encourages the cleaning industry at large to explore modern cleaning technologies and enables parents and the community to appeal to schools for healthier campuses. 26 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • March 2012
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