According to the Centers for Disease Control, the single most important thing we can do to keep from getting sick and spreading illness to others is to wash our hands!

Scrub Club™ to the Rescue
The Scrub Club™ program is the first of its kind – a fun, interactive and educational program that teaches children the proper way to wash their hands. Cloud Callout: Washing your hands regularly can certainly save a lot on medical bills. Because it costs less than a penny, you could say that this penny's worth of prevention can save you a $50 visit to the doctor. Panhandle Public Health District would love to come introduce the Scrub Club™ program to kids in your area. By presenting the importance of handwashing, reinforcing handwashing techniques, and distributing educational materials, kids will learn how to effectively combat everyday germs! Call us at (308)487-3600 or (866)701-7173 to introduce the children in your area to the Scrub Club™!

The Scrub Club™ program introduces the six steps of proper handwashing:

STEP 1. Wet hands with warm, running water.

STEP 2. Apply soap. (Either bar of soap or pump soap will do.)

STEP 3. Rub your hands vigorously, between fingers too, for 20 seconds.

STEP 4. Don’t forget your fingernails. If you don’t have a nail brush, be sure to pay extra close attention to your fingernails.

STEP 5. Rinse away all the soap.

STEP 6. Dry hands with paper towel or warm air dryer.

Cloud Callout: It is estimated that one out of three people do not wash their hands after using the restroom. The program also teaches how germs can be spread with demonstrations.

When should you wash your hands?
You should wash your hands often. Probably more often than you do now because you can't see germs with the naked eye or smell them, so you do not really know where they are hiding.

It is especially important to wash your hands:

Before, during, and after you prepare food
Before you eat, and after you use the bathroom
After handling animals or animal waste
When your hands are dirty, and
More frequently when someone in your home is sick.

Cast of Characters
The Scrub Club™ is a group of seven kids and Ship-Shape – the mysterious but lovable leader who watches over the hands of the world’s children from his Bubble telescope – that join forces to fight off harmful germs and bacteria, teaching children the proper handwashing process along the way.

Each of the Scrub Club™ kids represents one of the six steps of the proper handwashing process along the way.

Scrub Club™ Website
The Scrub Club™ Web site is an entertaining multimedia educational experience which includes:

- Webisodes featuring our “soaperheroes” fighting BAC

- Games that educate kids about proper handwashing

- Downloadable music, poster, screensaver and activities

- Educational curriculum for teachers