I Am Voting for CLEAN HANDS

You see, I am a germophobe, a germ-freak, or as I call it, a really good nurse! That’s because I take hand hygiene really seriously! We have all had it drilled into our heads that the simple act of proper hand hygiene is crucial to stopping the spread of 80% of all infectious diseases! To help encourage more frequent handwashing, Georgia-Pacific has rolled out an infographic.  One statistic shared in the infographic is that the economic cost of lost productivity in the United States due to the common cold approaches $25 billion each year, which is totally preventable through -- you guessed it -- PROPER HAND HYGIENE! So, I don’t think it goes too far to say that in this political season, with each candidate claiming they are the ones that can make a difference in the nation’s economy, that the greatest impact on the economy can be had by just washing your hands of the whole thing!