No germs on me (2012)

Description

These resources can be used to teach children aged 4-7 years about washing their hands. The resources include:

• printable numeracy worksheets
• printable literacy worksheets
• a printable 'chatterbox' (hand-held paper-folding game)
• an online instructional music video with printable lyrics.

The resources were produced for Global Handwashing Day by Menzies School of Health Research in partnership with the Northern Territory Department of Health. The resources are part of the No germs on me campaign, a Northern Territory initiative to raise awareness about the importance of handwashing to prevent the spread of diarrhoeal and respiratory illness among children, schools and communities. Some of the resources feature Indigenous characters and actors.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contact details

Northern Territory (NT) Department of Health
Environmental Health branch
2nd Floor Casuarina Plaza
Trower Road
PO Box 40596
Casuarina NT 0811
Ph: (08) 8922 7152
Fax: (08) 8922 7334
Email: envirohealth@nt.gov.au
Email: Brendon.Sherratt@nt.gov.au

Menzies School of Health Research
Headquarters - Darwin (Royal Darwin Hospital Campus)
John Matthews Building (JMB)
Building 58, Royal Darwin Hospital Campus
PO Box 41096
Casuarina NT 0811
Ph: (08) 8922 8196
Fax: (08) 8927 5187
Email: info@menzies.edu.au

Liz McDonald
Menzies School of Health Research
Ph: (08) 8943 5035
Email: elizabeth.mcdonald@menzies.edu.au

Links

• View resource: Word game 1: Did ya wash ya hands?
• View resource: Word game 3: Did ya wash ya hands?
• View resource: Four fingers game (PDF - 704.0 KB)
• View resource: Lyrics - Global Handwashing Day song (PDF - 84.0 KB)
• View resource: Number game 1: Did ya wash ya hands? (PDF - 940.0 KB)
• View resource: Number game 2: Did ya wash ya hands? (PDF - 460.0 KB)
• View resource: Word game 2: Did ya wash ya hands? (PDF - 316.0 KB)
• View resource: Wash your hands instructional video for young children [3 mins 40 secs]
• View information: Global Handwashing Day

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