* Up-to-Date Info for Community Leaders At No-Cost 9/24 Event* Speakers from CDC, SDA, ASM* Information available at www.cleaning101.com* Family, Consumer Science Professionals to Take Hygiene Messages “to the streets”
Newswise — The upcoming cold and flu season may be one of the busiest in years, with the added threat of the H1N1 virus.
The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA – www.cleaning101.com) is hosting a webinar at no cost on September 24, 2009 to help community leaders prepare for these potential threats to public health.
“Education and preparation are the keys to keeping us healthy. SDA’s cold and flu webinar is ideal for health professionals, consumer educators, school nurses, teachers, cleaning product industry professionals and all others who are involved in health and hygiene programming,” said Nancy Bock, SDA Vice President of Education.
Joining Bock as presenters for the webinar will be Dr. Diane Allensworth, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health; and Barbara Hyde, American Society of Microbiology, Director of Communications.
The one-hour webinar will take place Thursday, September 24, 2009 beginning at 6:00 PM Eastern Time. For more information on the webinar, visit SDA’s website at www.cleaning101.com/HandHygiene/cold-and-flu-season-webinar.pdf.
Reserve your webinar seat at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/252371338.
Educators can access and download SDA’s hygiene education materials at www.cleaning101.com/handhygiene.
Taking Hygiene Messages “to the streets”
Additionally, SDA is partnering with the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) in “taking it to the streets” – hygiene messages, that is.
SDA and AAFCS are working together to distribute messages on the importance of hand hygiene, surface cleaning and disinfecting as critical factors in helping to prevent the spread of disease and illness that can make us sick. Family and consumer science professionals can visit the AAFCS website for more information at www.aafcs.org/newsletters/facs/FACS_August_2009.pdf.
The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA – www.cleaning101.com), the Home of the U.S. Cleaning Products Industry®, is the trade association representing the $30 billion U.S. cleaning products market. SDA members include the formulators of soaps, detergents, and general cleaning products used in household, commercial, industrial and institutional settings; companies that supply ingredients and finished packaging for these products; and oleochemical producers. SDA and its members are dedicated to improving health and the quality of life through sustainable cleaning products and practices.
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