Global Handwashing Day October 15

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Global Handwashing DayOctober 15
Pencils of Promise - Laos
Insert Organization Logo Here

• Brown Bag Presentation

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A Global Celebration

• A day to celebrate a simple behavior that can
  save lives handwashing with soap
• Over 200 million people
• Over 100 countries
• Over 1,000,000 schools
• Growing each year
• Leading to longer-term changes (ex. Policies,
  program investments, political leadership, etc.)

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Why Celebrate Handwashing?

• 6.9 million children under 5 die each year. Two
  of the top three causes are pneumonia and
  diarrhea1.
• Handwashing with soap can cut pneumonia by up to
  45 and diarrhea rates by up to 502.
• Handwashing is an accessible, cost-effective
  method for preventing diarrheal3 and other
  diseases.
• A recent study also shows that intensive
  handwashing promotion is positively associated
  with child growth and development4.

• Levels Trends in Child Mortality Report 2012.
  UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality
  Estimation 2012.
• Fewtrell et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  2005
• Jamison et al. Disease Control Priorities in
  Developing Countries 2006
• Ana Bowen et al. Archive of Pediatric and
  Adolescent Medicine 2012

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Handwashing Best Practices

• Most effective when integrated into sanitation,
  schools, nutrition and other programs
• Government leadership and investment is key (e.g.
  teacher training programs, construction of
  handwashing stations with latrines, etc.)
• Focus on fewer critical times (e.g. before
  preparing food and after defecation) and simple
  instructions (e.g. wet, rub/lather, rinse) and
  expand once success is established

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Handwashing Challenges

• Difficult to change behavior on a large scale
• Each critical time for handwashing has different
  target users, motivators, prompts, and hardware
  needs.
• What does it take to change handwashing social
  norms?

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Our Experience

• Share your organizations strategy and
  accomplishments in handwashing behavior change

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Discussion Questions

• How can handwashing support our organizations
  goals and objectives?
• In which of our programs could we integrate
  handwashing?
• Is this an area we should consider when designing
  new programs?
• How can we celebrate Global Handwashing Day next
  year?

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For More Information

• Global Handwashing Day www.globalhandwashingday.o
  rg
• The Global Public-Private Partnership for
  Handwashing (PPPHW) www.globalhandwashing.org
  (tools and resources for implementers)