The CDC Museum will be closed October 28th through November 22nd while we install our new temporary exhibition "Health Is a Human Right: Achieving Health Equity." The museum will reopen on November 25th. Please visit our Upcoming Exhibitions page for more information
CDCM PHA STEM Lesson – Hand Hygiene
In Hand Hygiene, student scientists learn how proper hand sanitation can reduce illness and deaths worldwide. Students learn when and how to sanitize hands by performing a handwashing experiment. Students explore the art exhibit, Watching Hands: Artists Respond to Keeping Well, and then create a piece of handwashing-inspired art to share with others.
Topics included in Hand Hygiene:
- Health consequences of hand hygiene
- Diarrheal and respiratory diseases
- Sanitation
- Antibiotic resistance
- Public health and art
- Engineering design process
- Scientific and health communication