Information Just For Children
http://www.cellsalive.com/
See germs grow in real time. Send an email with a bacteria on it. Great paragraphs on human immunity.
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/
Games, pictures, stories about infections and other health hints. Also a link just for teens.
http://www.henrythehand.com/
The story of Henry the Hand and hand hygiene. History of medical pioneers in hand hygiene.
http://www.itsasnap.org/snap/student.asp
Be a Germ detective. The science of epidemiology.
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/
Click on Kids, Click on the right age group. Information about single cells seen through a microcscope.
http://surfaquarium.com/
The surfaquarium offers 12 links to great science resources, all interactive, for preschool and elementary school kids.
http://www.dana.org/resources/brainykids/default.aspx
Click on Fun, or the Lab to try games and lessons. Frequently updated.
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/glogerm.html
Type Germ in as a key word and discover a science experiment.
http://medmyst.rice.edu/html/overview.html
Interactive game for all ages to solve medical mysteries about infections.
http://www.headlice.org/kids/
Information for kids and activities about this bug, so large, you do not need a microscope to see it.
http://www.glogerm.com/
Click on Children’s Handwashing Video for a great song to sing while handwashing.
Disinfection and Cleaning Suggestions
“Disinfection and sterilization in health care facilities: what clinicians need to know.”
This is a classic article which summarizes many of the facts about the necessity for disinfetion.This link does take you to WebMD and asks you to set up a free account prior to taking you to the page of information.
Dental Office Guide There is useful information for all medical offices in the Appendix. (PDF)
Highlights From the 2010 SHEA Conference. Has links to several articles on disinfection.
We're From the Government and We're Here to Help Federal Guidelines for disinfection are described.