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11/24/2015

The countdown is over and the big day is finally here. It’s Thanksgiving Day, and the family is on the way, most likely with growling tummies. Hopefully, you’ve been preparing all month, but if not, no worries! We’ve got you covered on how to safely handle and prepare your turkey. Now that you’re ready, let’s get cooking!

11/17/2015

Today kicks off Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, an annual observance dedicated to educating about a growing public health threat – antibiotic resistance. Learn what antibiotic resistance is and how we can all play a role in stopping its spread.

http://www.gojo.com/united-states/blog/2015/november/lets-all-get-smart-about-antibiotics.aspx

10/05/2015

With winter-germ season approaching, how can you get your family to practice good hand hygiene? One way to do so is to make practicing hand hygiene fun. Here are some ideas that can help you get started.

09/21/2015

Winter-germ season is quickly approaching. Learn how three simple actions can help you to

09/08/2015

September is National Food Safety Month. Learn how handwashing is a critical aspect of safe food handling at home and should be an essential pre-meal activity for the family.

08/31/2015

We have kicked off our annual PURELL® 30-Day Challenge, which is designed to help your family incorporate practicing good hand hygiene into their everyday, healthy, and oftentimes busy routine. Are you and your family up for the Challenge?

08/18/2015

During the course of this year and beyond, GOJO will share with you information that demonstrates why there is a need for antibiotic stewardship to ensure the responsible use of antibiotics in the United States.

Today, we share with you a TED talk from March 2015 in which Maryn McKenna looks to answer the question – what do we do when antibiotics don’t work anymore? In this talk, McKenna discusses how antibiotic usage is a habit, as well as the impact antibiotics have had and how we can overcome the challenges that emerge from the continued misuse of antibiotics.

Penicillin changed everything. Infections that had previously killed were suddenly quickly curable. Yet as Maryn McKenna shares in this sobering talk, we've squandered the advantages afforded us by that and later antibiotics. Drug-resistant bacteria mean we're entering a post-antibiotic world -- and…

08/12/2015

It’s hard to believe that summer is drawing close to an end, which means that it's time to head back to school. We want to make sure your entire family stays healthy during this time of the year so no one misses out on the learning that heading back to the classroom brings.

08/07/2015

Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its latest issue of Vitalsigns, which focuses on a call to action to stop the spread of antibiotic resistance. Why is this such an important issue?

07/27/2015

Good hand hygiene, which includes the right products available at the right place especially in your office, is one of the most important steps we can take to reduce our risk of getting ill.

[2] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives. http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html December 11, 2013.

07/21/2015

Did you know that using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer and hand sanitizing wipes also has an impact on decreasing the spread of germs in the home?

[1] Taminim, A., Carlino, S., Edmonds, S., Gerba, C. Impact of an Alcohol-based hand sanitizer intervention on the spread of viruses in homes. The Journal of Food and Environmental Virology, April 2014.

07/08/2015

Hand hygiene compliance measurement is a challenge for us all. This year, the GOJO Interactive Breakfast Symposium, which was held at the 2015 APIC Annual Conference, focused on this topic and provided perspective and innovative strategies from hand hygiene industry leaders.