{"id":1012,"date":"2017-01-25T10:23:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T17:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2017-01-25T10:23:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T17:23:23","slug":"resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolving to Practice Good Hand Hygiene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/washing-hands-1375412-1919x2379.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1013 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/washing-hands-1375412-1919x2379-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"washing-hands-1375412-1919x2379\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/washing-hands-1375412-1919x2379-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/washing-hands-1375412-1919x2379-826x1024.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/washing-hands-1375412-1919x2379.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you make any resolutions for the new year? January is almost over, so let\u2019s check in: how are those resolutions going for you? If the mere thought of it made you slide down in your seat a little bit, you\u2019re not alone. According to a <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.statisticbrain.com\/new-years-resolution-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent survey<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 41 percent of Americans usually make New Year\u2019s Resolutions, but only 9.2 percent feel they\u2019ve been able to be successful in keeping their resolution. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The good news is, while it\u2019s a trendy tradition to resolve to make improvements at the beginning of the new year, it\u2019s never too late to begin to make positive changes. Of the resolutions mentioned in the survey, the most common types were those related to self-improvement. Health-related goals are at the top of the list. So if you\u2019re looking for a quick way to be successful in sticking to your resolutions, here\u2019s one of the easiest and most important things you can do: resolve to practice good hand hygiene.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we\u2019ve heard from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), \u2018Handwashing is one of the best ways to protect yourself and your family from getting sick.\u2019 When you avoid contacting and spreading illness, you\u2019re able to tackle those other resolutions (like getting to the gym, right?). Make a family or workplace goal to wash hands regularly so it becomes a habit. Review proper hygiene methods with <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-or-potion-that-is-the-question\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GlitterBug Gel and GlitterBug Potion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy living begins with small changes made daily. Commit today to practice good hand hygiene, enjoy better overall health, and move on to those other goals that lead to a better life (and success in keeping resolutions!). Make this new year happy and healthy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sources:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.statisticbrain.com\/new-years-resolution-statistics\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.statisticbrain.com\/new-years-resolution-statistics\/<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/features\/handwashing\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/features\/handwashing\/<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-or-potion-that-is-the-question\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/glitterbug-gel-or-potion-that-is-the-question\/<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Image: http:\/\/www.freeimages.com\/photo\/washing-hands-1375412<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Did you make any resolutions for the new year? January is almost over, so let\u2019s check in: how are those resolutions going for you? If the mere thought of it made you slide down in your seat a little bit, you\u2019re not alone. According to a recent survey, 41 percent of Americans usually make &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Resolving to Practice Good Hand Hygiene<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[3,90,4,107,130],"class_list":["post-1012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-handwashing-saves-lives-2","tag-brevis","tag-hand-hygiene","tag-handwashing","tag-hygiene","tag-wash-hands"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Resolving to Practice Good Hand Hygiene<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Barry\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Barry\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/437942528083e7f6e19cc3c2d5774aaa\"},\"headline\":\"Resolving to Practice Good Hand Hygiene\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-01-25T17:23:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-01-25T17:23:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene\/\"},\"wordCount\":319,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"brevis\",\"hand hygiene\",\"handwashing\",\"hygiene\",\"wash hands\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Handwashing Saves Lives\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene\/\",\"name\":\"Resolving to Practice Good Hand Hygiene\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-01-25T17:23:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-01-25T17:23:23+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/resolving-to-practice-good-hand-hygiene\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Resolving to Practice Good Hand Hygiene\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Brevis\",\"description\":\"Infection Prevention &amp; 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