MOOC - Free online course

-

 Course on  Hand washing

Day 1     Importance of handwashing 

 In simple words, handwashing means washing hands with soap and water. It is an act of cleaning hands to remove viruses, bacteria, or microorganisms. It is also known as hand hygiene. Handwashing is an easy and cheap way to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases. Washing hands prevents respiratory and diarrheal infections from one person to another. 

Germs can spread from other people or surfaces when you:

  • Touch your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
  • Prepare or eat food and drinks with unwashed hands
  • Touch a contaminated surface or objects
  • Blow your nose, cough, or sneeze into hands and then touch other people’s hands or common objects (Centers for Disease Control And Prevention)
Among many other reasons, bacteria and viruses cause fever and death. Thus, the simple act of handwashing can be a powerful way to protect from the transmission of infectious diseases. According to Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, nearly two million young children die each year from illnesses that can be prevented by washing hands with soap and water. (NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S)

After reading the text go through these questions


Day 2     Hand washing during Covid-19 pandemic 

Covid 19, caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads between people in many ways. it spreads from an infected person's mouth or nose when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe. Studies suggests that virus spreads mainly between people in close contact when the droplets of an infected person is inhaled by another person. The virus enters the body through their nose, mouth, and eyes. People also become infected when they touch the contaminated surface with virus and they touch their eyes, nose and mouth. (World health organization) 

Among many other preventive measures, washing hands with soap and water or hand sanitizer is the easiest, cheap and convenient way to be safe from coronavirus. 

After reading the text please go through these questions  


Day 3    How to hand wash with soap and water 




After watching video please answer these questions 

Day 4     Key Times to Wash Hands

Times to wash hands : 

    Before, during, and after preparing food

    Before and after : eating food

                                   caring for sick people 

                                   treating a cut or wound

    After : using the toilet

                changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet

                blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing

                touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste

                handling pet food or pet treats

                touching garbage (Centers for Disease Control And Prevention) 


Answer these questions after going through the text


Day 5     Which is better soap or hand sanitizer? 



After watching video please answer these questions


Day 6  Handwash with hand rub 



After watching video please go through these questions 


Day 7  Summary 

Hand washing is an important hygiene manner that saves us from many infectious diseases. Be it through soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub. Drying hands after hand wash is also an important part of hand hygiene. Poor hand hygiene encourages germs and diseases which further spreads infection and diseases. (Citron Hygiene) Thus hand washing is an easy and cheap way of remaining healthy and safe.    


References 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_washing

    https://journals.lww.com/nursingmadeincrediblyeasy/fulltext/2017/11000/hand_hygiene.15.aspx

Centers for Disease Control And Prevention

    https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html 

NATIONWIDE CHILDRENS

    https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/family-resources-education/700childrens/2020/12/importance-of-handwashing

World Health Organization

    https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-how-is-it-transmitted

    https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/handwashing-why-its-important

World Health Organization

    https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Hand_Hygiene_Why_How_and_When_Brochure.pdf

Citron Hygiene    

https://www.citronhygiene.com/en/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hand-hygiene/    


Comments

  1. Kiran KhakuralAugust 10, 2021 at 11:57 AM

    good initiation. As instructed , it needs to be included some questionnaire to test the learning achievement. Better to develop in google form.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Use of google doc for teaching and learning

-
Image
Google docs is an online tool for creating text that can be easily shared with other people. (CLRT)  Google docs is an online word processing application. It can play an important role in collaborative learning. (Wenyi et al., 2012) It is a free web based application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited and stored online. Files can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. It is offered by and associated with Google (TechTarget).   Google Docs tutorial  In a classroom, various activities can be performed through Google docs: drafting, editing, collaborating and giving feedback.  Use of google docs can make the teaching and learning process a lot easier. Below are some features of google docs:  It is for free   Documents can be accessed, edited, and viewed from anywhere even when there is no internet connection. But we need the internet to update it.  It has smart editing and styling tools     ...
Read more

Communication Literacy

-
Communication literacy means ability to speak well, listen to others effectively, read with fluency, understand what they have read and be able to write skillfully and with a sense of style. (Whitehouseps)  According to UNESCO’s definition, communication literacy is “the ability to communicate well with others and to know social practices”.  It is very important for socialization and interpersonal interaction. ( Ghasemi H & Rasekh N. 2020) Objectives of Communication Literacy  The objective of communication literacy is to make sure that students will accurately understand and express information and ideas. The students will be able to communicate with one person or in groups. They can use various modes of communication such as written and spoken words, visual images, sound and symbols. (SHANE BOGE'S PORTFOLIO)  In today's technological world communication literacy enables people to use technology to communicate wisely and with much caution.   How can co...
Read more