Better Hygiene In Schools - It's A SNAP

The "Healthy Schools, Healthy People: It's A SNAP" handwashing program is a joint project of the American Cleaning Institute and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

SNAP - the School Network for Absenteeism Prevention - provides educational materials to middle schools to help develop programs that make hand hygiene a priority for students, teachers, school health personnel, administrators, and parents.

Find out how your school can get involved on the Healthy Schools, Healthy People website, www.itsasnap.org.

See below for more information on recent SNAP activities:

• 2011 - Minnesota Students Honored for Leadership on Cleaning, Hygiene and Health
• 2010 - Montana Students Receive National Award for "Operation Germ Destruction"
• 2009 - “Bubble Trouble” Team Hits the Lab for Good Hygiene
• 2008 -  In Middle School, Hand Hygiene Gets a Good "Rap" - SDA/CDC Hand Hygiene Education Program Honors Students at Somerset, New Jersey’s Sampson G. Smith Intermediate School.
  • Rap video, Ms. Wright's 5th grade class, Sampson G. Smith Intermediate School, Somerset, New Jersey
• Check out video profile of SNAP - Kids Teaching Kids...Clean Hands Save Lives!
• 2007 - Florida Students Teach Hand Hygiene, Garner National Award
• 2006 - Kids Teaching Kids About Hygiene
• 2005 -  Soap and Water is Winner for California 8th Graders
• CDC Director Praises 2005 SNAP Award Winners
• 2004 - Texas Students Receive Top Classroom Award for Hand Hygiene Program
• 2003 - Nebraska Middle School Students Honored

Healthy Schools, Healthy People - It's a SNAP Fact Sheet

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