New campaign for kids is giving hygiene a helping hand

Helen O'Callaghan reports on a HSE hygiene poster campaign

WITH bacteria and viruses from hundreds of homes meeting at creches, schools, and day-care centres every day, the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has developed eye-catching new posters and distributed them to all schools and crèches as part of a resource pack. It’s all about improving respiratory hygiene.